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Encyclopedia > British Motor Holdings

British Motor Holding (BMH) was a British motor company created in an attempt to halt the decline in Britain's manufacturing base in the 1960s.


History

The Wilson Labour Government (1964–1970) came to power at a time when British manufacturing industry was in decline and decided that the remedy was to promote more mergers, particularly in the motor industry. Chrysler was already buying into the Rootes Group, Leyland Motors had acquired Standard Triumph and Rover and had become a major automotive force. The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was suffering a dramatic drop in its share of the home market, and in 1966 it succombed to the pressures, and along with Pressed Steel, the car body manufacturer, merged with Jaguar Cars to form British Motor Holdings. Members of the Cabinet are in bold face. ... The Chrysler Corporation was an American automobile manufacturer that existed independently from 1925–1998. ... The Rootes Group is a now-defunct British automobile manufacturer. ... Leyland Motors is a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ... 1933 Standard Ten. ... Rover was a British automobile manufacturer and later a marque based at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. ... BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... The Pressed Steel Company (PSC) was a British car body manufacturing company founded at Cowley near Oxford in 1926 as a joint venture between William Morris, the Budd Corporation and an American bank. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ...


From the Jaguar perspective, the merger came about because Sir William Lyons, the managing director and founder of Jaguar Cars Ltd was nearing retirement, and did not have a viable succession plan within the company. His only son John Lyons had been killed in a car accident in 1955, and his other board members were of a similar age to himself. Another factor was that bodyshells for Jaguar production were fabricated by Pressed Steel, a supplier critical to Jaguar Cars and now controlled by BMC. Sir William Lyons (born 1901, died 1985) was a British automobile designer and the founder of the Jaguar car company. ... The Pressed Steel Company (PSC) was a British car body manufacturing company founded at Cowley near Oxford in 1926 as a joint venture between William Morris, the Budd Corporation and an American bank. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ...


From the BMC perspective, Jaguar Cars was attractive because it was a success in the USA market, and was at that time hugely profitable. BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ...


The marques

BMH thus inherited a plethora of British automotive marques:

  • From Jaguar Cars came
  • From BMC came

Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... Daimler has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. ... Coventry Climax was a British specialty engine manufacturer. ... The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand, the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952 but declining after absorption into the British Leyland Motor Corporation, and its subsequent troubles. ... Morris Motor logo, from a UK Royal Mail van 1927 Morris Cowley 1928 Morris Minor Saloon 1946 Morris Ten Series M 1953 Morris Minor Series 2 1971 Morris 1000 Traveller The Morris Motor Company was a former British car manufacturing company. ... MG is a British marque that has produced sports cars since 1924, although none have been made since MG Rover went bankrupt in the spring of 2005. ... 1965 Riley 1. ... The Wolseley Motor Company was an automobile manufacturer in the United Kingdom from 1905. ... Vanden Plas is the name of a company of coachbuilders for specialist and up-market automobile manufacturers. ... BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ...

Short lived

BMH, however, had a short life because in 1968, still struggling, it merged with the prosperous Leyland Motor Corporation to form the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC). Leyland Motors was a British vehicle manufacturer of lorries and buses. ... British Leyland corporate logo old BLMC share The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. ...

The rise and fall of British Leyland - the car companies and the brands - [edit]
Marque 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s 2000s 2006
Jaguar SS Cars Jaguar Jaguar BMH British Leyland Jaguar Ford
Daimler Daimler BSA BSA
Lanchester Lanchester
Mini BMC Austin

Rover British Leyland corporate logo old BLMC share The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... The SS badge] SS Cars Ltd was a British car maker. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... British Leyland corporate logo old BLMC share The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. ... Jaguar Cars Limited is a British luxury car manufacturer, with headquarters in Browns Lane, Coventry, England. ... Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the worlds third largest automaker based on vehicle sales in 2005. ... Daimler has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. ... Daimler has, since 1896, been the motor car marque of the British Daimler Motor Company, based in Coventry. ... The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment, and still exists as an airgun sport manufacturer and distributor. ... The Birmingham Small Arms Company (BSA) was a British manufacturer of vehicles, firearms, and military equipment, and still exists as an airgun sport manufacturer and distributor. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... For the new MINI, see MINI (BMW). ... BMC rosette logo old BMC share A preserved BMC ambulance. ... The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ... The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer, which was formed from the British Leyland Motor Corporation (BL), and existed between 1982 and 1987. ...

BAe BMW BMW/MINI
Riley Riley Nuffield
Organisation		 BMW
MG Morris Garages (MG) BMW MGR Nanjing
Morris Morris Morris
Wolseley Wolseley
Austin Austin Austin
Vanden Plas Vanden Plas Ford
Rover Rover Rover Rover BMW/MGR Ford
Land Rover Ford
Alvis Alvis BAE Systems
Standard Standard Standard Triumph Leyland BMW/Triumph
Triumph Dawson Triumph

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