Q781156
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Key facts
- Industry
- Automotive
- Founded
- December 1905 ( 1905-12 )
- Founder
- Herbert Austin
- Defunct
- 1952 ( 1952 )
- Fate
- Merged with Morris Motors
- Successor
- British Motor Corporation
- Headquarters
- Longbridge , England
- Products
- Automobiles / Rover / Austin Rover / MG / Morris
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Austin Motor Company Limited was a British manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge. In 1952, it was merged with Morris Motors Limited to form the new holding company British Motor Corporation (BMC) Limited, while retaining its separate identity. The marque Austin was used by BMC's successors, British Leyland and Rover Group, until 1987. The trademark is currently owned by the Chinese firm SAIC Motor, after being transferred from bankrupt subsidiary Nanjing Automotive, which had acquired it with MG Rover Group in July 2005.
History
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