On this day
2 Apr 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, APRIL 1 About 2,000 night shift workers went on unofficial strike and halted production at the Pressed...
2 Apr 1969
Three thousand men were idle at British Leyland's Longbridge factory in Birmingham yesterday after a car assembler on piece work rates...
2 Apr 1971
By Clifford Webb Day long talks between strikers and union officials and later with management produced a peace formula last night...
2 Apr 1974
By R. W. Shakespeare Continuing troubles on the shop floor at British Leyland's car plant at Cowley, Oxford, led to another shutdown...
2 Apr 1980
By David Felton Labour Reporter The two largest unions at British Leyland last night pulled back from calling a strike next week in...
2 Apr 1986
DAILY EXPRESS By David Benson Motoring Editor British Leyland lost £39-5 million last year , little comfort to the government determined...
1 Apr 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT COVENTRY, MARCH 31 As directors made their way to the annual meeting of Jaguar Cars, Ltd.. Coventry, today...
1 Apr 1971
Lightning strikes by two small groups of workers at British Leyland's Longbridge car plant yesterday stopped all assembly work, led...
1 Apr 1974
By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent Production of the Marina car range at British Leyland's Cowley car plant is...
1 Apr 1980
By Clifford Webb With the return of 4000 Rover car workers yesterday British Leyland has now resumed production of all its models....
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