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5 May 1960
An increase of 5s. 6d. a week has been awarded to 51 men at a British Motor Corporation factory where there was a five-day unofficial...
5 May 1970
There was hope, however. last night for the 7,200 employees laid off at Austin Morris' and Pressed Steel Fisher. Drivers on strike...
5 May 1971
British Leyland claimed yesterday that they had sold 20,000 of their new Marina range in the week since it was launched. In addition,...
5 May 1984
Metro the top-selling car again but strike casts shadow over BL success By Edward Townsend Industrial Correspondent Evidence that...
5 May 1984
Threat to Montego and Rover By Clifford Webb Motoring Correspondent Production of the Austin Rover's new Montego and a new small...
5 May 1988
Reuters British Aerospace P.L.C. received clearance from the British Government to proceed with its $150 million, or $279 million,...
5 May 1999
Land Rover has launched a major new derivative of the award-winning permanent four-wheel drive Freelander. Unveiled at the Fleet Motor...
4 May 1959
The first battle in the campaign for three weeks holiday a year for draughtsmen in the motor industry starts tomorrow. The 286 workers...
4 May 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT KIRKBY, near LIVERPOOL, MAY 3 The British Motor Corporation officially "arrived" on Merseyside today when two...
4 May 1963
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, MAY 3 Normal working was resumed today at Morris Motors, Cowley, after a two- day stoppage of paint...
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