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thumb|1973 Austin Victoria MKII De Luxe thumb|1973 Austin Victoria MKII De Luxe rear view Authi was a car manufacturer based in Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1965 as a result of a collaboration between BMC (the British Motor Corporation) and NMQ (Nueva Montaña Quijano).

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1966-00-00
dissolved, abolished or demolished date
1975-00-00
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Leyland Authi
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  • Name
  • Beginnings
  • BLMC takes a controlling share
  • Success and the Mini
  • Milking the Mini brand
  • Production
  • Production figures
  • Life after disposal by bankrupt Leyland
  • Future
  • Other Spanish manufacturers
  • Notes
  • External links

thumb|1973 Austin Victoria MKII De Luxe thumb|1973 Austin Victoria MKII De Luxe rear view Authi was a car manufacturer based in Pamplona, Spain. It was founded in 1965 as a result of a collaboration between BMC (the British Motor Corporation) and NMQ (Nueva Montaña Quijano).

BMC needed a way to sell their cars in Spain, which at the time had strict rules to protect local automobile manufacturers from imported competitors and to protect local companies from foreign takeover. Thus, Authi built almost identical copies of a range of Austin and Morris cars. The company survived only until 1976 when British Leyland ran out of money and the almost new Authi plant was sold to the SEAT car company after the failure of a bid for it from General Motors.

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