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7 May 1959
A regular night shift is likely to start soon at the British Motor Corporation factory of Morris Motors Ltd., Oxford. The following...
7 May 1960
Morris Stoppage The Morris Minor production line at Morris Motors Ltd., Oxford, was halted yesterday by an unofficial strike of 26...
7 May 1963
FROM OUR MOTORING CORRESPONDENT Production of the Morris 1100 saloon at the British Motor Corporation's Longbridge plant has reached...
7 May 1971
A further 500 A.E.C. workers were laid off yesterday because of the bonus dispute at the British Leyland truck subsidiary's main plant...
7 May 1972
THE OBSERVER STOKES TO TAKEOVER INNOCENTI By Roger Eglin British Leyland is to buy the Italian family-owned car company, Innocenti...
7 May 1975
Four former Ford executives were among the five new appointments announced by British Leyland's board yesterday in line with the recommendations...
7 May 1975
The Times on Derek Whittaker Whittaker, tall, thin and bespectacled, is not a man who impresses at first meeting. He is quietly spoken...
7 May 1975
THE GUARDIAN By GEOFFREY WHITELEY Labour Staff British Leyland succeeded last night in re-opening production lines for its Mini range...
7 May 1980
DAILY MIRROR The National Enterprise Board is to hand over control of British Leyland to Sir Keith Joseph’s Department of Industry....
6 May 1971
Two separate disputes are affecting production at the Triumph factories at Speke, Liverpool, where 1,100 men are on strike or laid...
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