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24 Jan 1961
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT OXFORD. JAN. 23 The management at Morris Motors. Cowley, Oxford. will be asked by the men tomorrow to discontinue...
24 Jan 1972
British Leyland has laid off nearly 4,000 workers at its Austin-Morris plant at Longbridge, Birmingham, and the car body works at Castle...
23 Jan 1959
As the unofficial strike of 160 crane drivers and slingers continued at the British Motor Corporation's car body building factory of...
23 Jan 1962
Compensation totalling £110,000 was paid by Leyland Motors to the directors and some 300 senior and semi-senior staff of Standard Triumph...
23 Jan 1962
Finance, Industry, and Commerce By Our City Editor Just how bad was the financial position of Standard-Triumph International when...
23 Jan 1963
A burst pipe halted production at Nuffield Metal Products, a British Motor Corporation subsidiary factory at Washwood Heath, Birmingham,...
23 Jan 1964
The Mini adventure really begins on this day as Paddy Hopkirk and Henry Liddon win the Monte Carlo Rally in 33EJB.
23 Jan 1969
DAILY MIRROR By PAUL CONNEW Car production in Coventry — Britain's major motor city — was brought to a complete standstill by strikes...
23 Jan 1971
By Clifford Webb, Midland Industrial Correspondent All Triumph car production was at a standstill in Coventrv yesterday with 1800...
23 Jan 1975
DAILY MIRROR By Alan Law A tough warning was being sent to 16,000 car workers by British Leyland last night. Letters will tell them...
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