Q781156
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Vinony's link graph records 1,013 inbound references to Q781156, and connects out to Nanjing Automobile, World War I and Mini.
Vinony files it under 1905 establishments in England, 1987 disestablishments in England and Accuracy disputes from October 2025.
Vinony links it to 33 Wikipedia language editions.
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
Wikidata facts
- Image
- 1986 Austin Metro City 310 Van 1.0.jpg
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- inception
- 1905-00-00
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1952-00-00
- Commons category
- Austin Motor Company
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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
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Q781156” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.