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Tue, 02 Oct 1973
DAILY MIRROR By Patrick Mennem British Leyland could have boosted their car sales by 25 per cent, this year, it was claimed yesterday....
Wed, 03 Oct 1973
By Clifford Webb British Leyland is placing substantial orders for machine tools, power presses and assembly line equipment necessary...
Sat, 06 Oct 1973
Production of the new Rover 2200 saloon at Solihull was halted yesterday for the second time this week. The new model, an uprated version...
Sat, 06 Oct 1973
WORLD NEWS - On October 6th Egypt and Syria attack Israel on Yom Kippur, starting the fourth Arab-Israeli War. Link: Arab-Israeli...
Wed, 10 Oct 1973
DAILY MIRROR By Patrick Mennem British Leyland chairman Lord Stokes lashed out yesterday at the 'faceless minions' who will design...
Mon, 15 Oct 1973
By. Clifford Webb Midland Industrial Correspondent British Leyland have run into technical problems with the new Leyland National...
Tue, 16 Oct 1973
Saudi Arabia, Iran, Iraq, Abu Dhabi, Kuwait, and Qatar unilaterally raise posted prices by 17% to $3.65 per barrel and announce production...
Wed, 17 Oct 1973
OPEC oil ministers agree to use oil as a weapon to punish the West for its support of Israel in the Arab-Israeli war. They recommend...
Wed, 17 Oct 1973
By Clifford Webb Lord Stokes, chairman of British Leyland. yesterday attacked un-informed criticism of British cars. He said it had...
Fri, 19 Oct 1973
Filmer Paradise, the 54-vear old American who surprised the motor industry six weeks ago bv resigning as director of sales for British...
Fri, 19 Oct 1973
Yesterday all production at British Leyland's car plant at Cowley, Oxford, stopped with 9,500 workers either on strike or laid off....
Mon, 22 Oct 1973
By Clifford Webb British Leyland is investing £12m almost immediately to boost output of trucks from its factories at Leyland, Lancashire,...
Mon, 22 Oct 1973
British Leyland which had its Marina car production at Cowley stopped during last week, with losses of £5m, issued an ultimatum to...
Tue, 23 Oct 1973
By Clifford Webb British Leyland are selling the Mini at a loss despite the latest price increase and the fact that after 14 years...
Fri, 26 Oct 1973
JAGUAR - The XJ40 proposal shown to Lord Stokes and John Barber.
Fri, 26 Oct 1973
At British Leyland's Triumph car plant in Liverpool 3,250 workers are laid off because of a strike by 70 internal drivers over the...
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