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Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December...

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TE-PR-BL-AUS-3
Title
Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December 1957
Date
1957
Description

Press releases 1957; Appointments to Austin Board - AJ Burton & TAE Layborn; First BMC automatic drive car; Production records in Canada; Ambulance gift to Ghana; Austin Healey transferred to Abingdon; Morrison Electricar cuts metal delivery costs; BMC engines for German trucks; Scottish show; London Motor Show; June Laverick; Austin Cambridge in Canada; Princess listing change (no longer Austin); JR Stanfield appointed Works Director of Fisher & Ludlow; Record exports to USA; Stabilisation of production and employment; Condensed specification of current models; Mobilgas economy run; Helsinki fair; Austin worldwide service; Scout jubilee jamboree; Austin apprentices continental tour; British iron lung unit for world polio conference; Midland red bus strike; Austin A35 smashes international speed records; Kay Petre preparing for Brooklands; BMC's dollar earnings; Price reduction for automatic transmission on BMC cars; BMC output; Austin trucks for red China; Workshop on wheels for Libyan Army; Austin men aid blood bank; Austin, MG, Morris and Wolseley price adjustments; Full scale overtime introduced; New import licenses system in Australia; R Hunt and F Robins retirement; Metropolitan 1500 for home market; Austin commercial vehicle exhibition; National Austin economy week; JW Penrose and WH Hooper appointed in Home Sales; German trucks to fit BMC engines; Unique 'conveyorised' inspection line at Longbridge; Austin A55 data; A55 Saloon announced; History of the Austin Cambridge; Austin supports 'save petrol' campaign; BMC developing two turbine power units; Laying off of employees;

Held by
British Motor Industry Heritage Trust
Language
English
Creator(s)
Public Relations department, The Austin Motor Company Limited/British Motor Corporation, Longbridge
Physical description
1 melinex folder
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/bea56522-9bdd-411b-bd39-72509e3c0755/

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Press Releases 1953-1957

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Austin Motor Company/British Motor Corporation Press Releases January to December 1957