Yom Kippur War
5 November 1973
Arab oil producers announce a 25% output cut. A further 5% cut is threatened.
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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...
Thu, 08 Nov 1973
DAILY EXPRESS DREAMS OF PARADISE By David Benson He is Britain's highest paid car salesman. He won't confirm it but he is reputed...
Tue, 13 Nov 1973
British Leyland is taking over a Chrysler truck factory in South Africa as part of a long-term plan to increase car and light commercial...
Fri, 16 Nov 1973
Our story on October 17 that British Leyland would soon name a finance director from outside the company was duly confirmed yesterday....
Thu, 22 Nov 1973
Production was halted yesterday at the Jaguar factory in Coventry, where 2,000 assembly line workers were laid off because of a strike...
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