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1 Jun 1963
The 200 maintenance men at Standard- Triumph also agreed to resume over the weekend, allowing the 6,000 production men who also stayed...
1 Jun 1970
CAR magazine Doug Blain on the design thinking, behind the all-purpose Range Rover. Despite their conservative image, Rover have...
1 Jun 1970
The Industrial Reorganisation Corporation is to grant British Leyland a £10m. renewable loan facility for plant modernization. A condition...
1 Jun 1972
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent Eleventh hour talks seemed last night to have averted a threatened shutdown of Jaguar's...
1 Jun 1973
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent More than 14,000 car workers were laid off at British Leyland's Longbridge plant...
1 Jun 1974
By Clifford Webb British Leyland has submitted an application to the Department of Industry for permission to build a new car plant...
1 Jun 1989
Dr Albert Fogg , one time BLMC director dies at the age of 80 years in Bournmouth.
31 May 1969
DAILY EXPRESS By David Jack A "who does what" dispute by 89 pipe fitters crippled production at five car plants yesterday making 6,000...
31 May 1973
DAILY EXPRESS STRIFE HIT ALLEGRO COMES TO A FULL STOP By David Jack Production of British Leyland's newly launched Allegro family...
31 May 1980
BL has received a further tranche of £75m of public funds towards the total of £300m earmarked by the Government for the company's...
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