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The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses. BMC acquired the shares in Morris Motors and the Austin Motor Company.
Jun 10, 2022 · The idea behind BMC was a good one – to form an enormous British car company to fight the threat posed from overseas manufacturers. BMC, it was hoped, would assure the future of the British motor industry through the combination of Austin and Morris, and their associated marques.
British Motor Corporation, or BMC, was the largest British car company of its day, with (in 1952) 39 percent of British output, producing a wide range of ca...
The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a UK-based vehicle manufacturer, formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.
The British Motor Corporation (BMC) was a UK vehicle company, formed by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Organisation (parent of the Morris car company, MG, Riley and Wolseley) in 1952.
It was the largest British car company of its day, and substantially larger than any other European car company, with around 39 percent of British output, producing a wide range of cars under various brand names as well as commercial vehicles and agricultural tractors.
Jun 16, 2020 · With Japanese and mainland European industry still recovering from the devastation of World War II, British automakers stepped up to meet post-war demand for new vehicles in America and Australia. By 1950, the UK was building more than half of the world’s exported vehicles.
