British Motor Holdings
British vehicle manufacturing company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
British Motor Holdings Limited (BMH) was a British vehicle manufacturing company known until 14 December 1966 as British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC).[1] BMH was created as a holding company following BMC's takeover of both Jaguar Cars and the Pressed Steel Company in that year.
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Industry | Automotive |
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Predecessor | Morris Motors Limited Austin Motor Company Limited Pressed Steel Company Ltd Jaguar Cars Limited |
Founded | 14 December 1966 |
Founder | George Harriman |
Defunct | 17 January 1968 |
Fate | Merged in 1968 with Leyland Motor Corporation |
Successor | British Leyland Motor Corporation |
Headquarters | Longbridge, Birmingham, England, UK |
Key people | Sir George Harriman (Chairman) |
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Thirteen months later, on 17 January 1968, under direct pressure from its national government, BMH merged with Leyland Motor Corporation (Standard-Triumph, Rover and Alvis cars, Leyland trucks and buses, Alvis fighting vehicles) to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC).[2]