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Fri, 02 May 1975
British Leyland has been first to be badly affected by component shortages largely because it was keeping stocks at its assembly plants...
Fri, 02 May 1975
OUR INDUSTRIAL REPORTER THE RYDER Report on British Leyland published last week delivers a stunning blow at the incompetence of the...
Sat, 03 May 1975
By R. W. Shakesneare More than 20,000 British Leyland car workers were idle yesterday with much of the Austin Morris division car...
Sat, 03 May 1975
DAILY MIRROR British Leyland chiefs yesterday accepted the Ryder plan for a Government takeover of the ailing car empire. But they...
Tue, 06 May 1975
24,000 idle as disputes plague Leyland plants By R. W. Shakespeare Northern Industrial Correspondent Total lay-offs at British Leyland...
Wed, 07 May 1975
Four former Ford executives were among the five new appointments announced by British Leyland's board yesterday in line with the recommendations...
Wed, 07 May 1975
The Times on Derek Whittaker Whittaker, tall, thin and bespectacled, is not a man who impresses at first meeting. He is quietly spoken...
Wed, 07 May 1975
THE GUARDIAN By GEOFFREY WHITELEY Labour Staff British Leyland succeeded last night in re-opening production lines for its Mini range...
Thu, 08 May 1975
Barber shop talk Committee room 16 at the House of Commons was, as expected, packed to the doors yesterday with people eager to see...
Thu, 08 May 1975
DAILY MIRROR By David Thompson Two British Leyland chiefs talked yesterday of Sir Don. Ryder's "hatchet job" on their management....
Tue, 13 May 1975
British Leyland – has had to stop, production of Allegro, Maxi, Marina, 18/22 and some Triumph models because no suspension units are...
Thu, 15 May 1975
British Leyland yesterday disclosed net losses of £42.9m for the first half of its financial year, against a loss of £12.7m for the...
Fri, 16 May 1975
By Clifford Webb Two more British Leyland executives have resigned after Tuesday's announcement of the new management team for the...
Thu, 22 May 1975
By Clifford Webb British Leyland are to close their largest and most modern car painting plant at Trentham, Longbridge, Birmingham,...
Wed, 28 May 1975
Leyland-Innocenti, the Italian subsidiary of British Leyland, today re-affirmed its will to continue activities in Italy. A spokesman...
 

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