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                    Tue, 04 May 1971
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent  Now that the ADO 28 has been translated into British Leyland's Morris Marina a new...
                
                
            
                    Tue, 04 May 1971
                
                
                    Back To Work  Strikes at two car plants on Merseyside ended yesterday, although production at one of them , the Triumph factory at...
                
                
            
                    Wed, 05 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,...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 06 May 1971
                
                
                    Two separate disputes are affecting production at the Triumph factories at Speke, Liverpool, where 1,100 men are on strike or laid...
                
                
            
                    Fri, 07 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...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 13 May 1971
                
                
                    Production of British Leyland's new Morris Marina was at a standstill last night following a strike by 80 maintenance fitters and their...
                
                
            
                    Fri, 14 May 1971
                
                
                    Bv R. W. Shakespeare  The 80 maintenance workers whose unofficial strike has stopped all car production at British Leyland's Austin-Morris...
                
                
            
                    Sat, 15 May 1971
                
                
                    By Our Industrial Staff  The 80 maintenance workers on strike at British Leyland's Cowley plant met yesterday and obeyed union instructions...
                
                
            
                    Mon, 17 May 1971
                
                
                    By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent  British Leyland is making hurried changes in the model mix of the production line...
                
                
            
                    Tue, 18 May 1971
                
                
                    Production of British Leyland's new Morris Marina car was still halted last night following another walkout at Cowley, Oxford, by the...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 20 May 1971
                
                
                    British Leyland car production was severely reduced yesterday by strikes in its Triumph and Austin Morris subsidiaries. Some 3,300...
                
                
            
                    Fri, 21 May 1971
                
                
                    THE GUARDIAN  Production should be back to normal today at two Midlands car plants where unofficial strikes have disrupted work for...
                
                
            
                    Thu, 27 May 1971
                
                
                    The 250,000th MGB is produced at Abingdon in the prescence of Austin Morris boss the George Turnbull. The car, a blaze left hand drive...
                
                
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