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18 Sep 1962
Decisions on whether or not to increase production of tractors at the British Motor Corporation's new plant at Bathgate, West Lothian,...
18 Sep 1968
Eight months after the merger, a change of chairman. By CLIFFORD WEBB Eight months after he took his British Motor Holdings group...
18 Sep 1969
DAILY MIRROR By Paul Connew Twenty six girl switchboard operators staged a lightning strike yesterday-and threw a giant car factory...
18 Sep 1972
By Roy Farndon British Leyland said yesterday there would now be no compulsory redundancies at Thornycroft, its heavy transmission...
18 Sep 1975
By R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland had to lay off nearly 500 workers at its Land-Rover assemby plant at Solihull, in the Midlands,...
18 Sep 1979
DAILY EXPRESS ENGINEERS STRIKE For British Leyland. the anti-strike revolt grew at Castle Bromwich (Birmingham) as about 3,000 workers...
18 Sep 1984
Austin Rover to resume work at Cowley Under pressure from the manual unions, Austin Rover has decided to recall 2,000 workers and...
18 Sep 1989
ROVER - At a directors conference Sir Graham Day suggests that Rover produce a new generation sports car.
18 Sep 1991
NEW YORK TIMES The Rover Group, the British car maker, announced today that it planned to eliminate distinctions between its 35,000...
17 Sep 1960
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD, SEPT. 16 Five hundred Morris Minor assembly workers at Morris Motors, Oxford, were sent home at midday...
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