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Fri, 01 Jun 1973
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent More than 14,000 car workers were laid off at British Leyland's Longbridge plant...
Sat, 02 Jun 1973
By Clifford Webb Nearly 20,000 car workers were idle yesterday as labour disputes already affecting British Leyland's Austin-Morris...
Mon, 04 Jun 1973
By Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent The motor industry faces another week of massive disruption, with strikes halting...
Thu, 07 Jun 1973
Dispute which halted Allegro line is over The 650 press operators at British Leyland body plant at Swindon, whose unofficial strike...
Fri, 08 Jun 1973
By Roger Vielvoye British Leyland Motor Corporation has completed the negotiations for a complex reorganization of its manufacturing...
Sat, 09 Jun 1973
In the most damaging stoppage 80 plant attendants at Austin Morris, Cowley, yesterday unanimously rejected a company pay offer and...
Tue, 12 Jun 1973
At British Leyland's transmission plant at Ward End, Birmingham, the toolroom men agreed last night to return to work, a management...
Sat, 16 Jun 1973
DAILY MIRROR By Bryn Jones British Leyland accused shop stewards last night of “deliberately sabotaging' a meeting which could have...
Tue, 19 Jun 1973
TRIUMPH - Today the Triumph Dolomite Sprint was announced.
Tue, 19 Jun 1973
JAGUAR - XJ40 full scale models at Browns Lane.
Wed, 20 Jun 1973
By R. W. Shakespeare British Leyland ran into fresh labour trouble at its Triumph car plant at Coventry yesterday This came on the...
Thu, 21 Jun 1973
By R. W. Shakespeare The crippling three week-long strike by 80 men at British Leyland's Austin-Morris car plant at Cowley, which...
Thu, 21 Jun 1973
JAGUAR BOARD MEETING Subject XJ40 Model "It has been decided to alter the clay styling model and this work is proceeding. Mr England...
Fri, 22 Jun 1973
On this day the last 15 Rover P5Bs came off the production at Solihull. Rover P5 development story Rover P5 - the Greatest
Mon, 25 Jun 1973
From Our Correspondent Madrid British Leyland locked out about 1,700 workers at the week end in the strike-ridden city of Pamplona....
Tue, 26 Jun 1973
By Stuart Marshall A new British Leyland car announced today has been designed, developed and is being made in Australia but will...
 

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