Seddon Atkinson

Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Limited was a British manufacturer of large goods vehicles based in Oldham, England. It was formed after Seddon Diesel Vehicles Limited of Oldham acquired Atkinson Vehicles Limited of Preston in 1970. In 1974 the firm was bought by International Harvester, which sold it in March 1984 to the Spanish truck maker Enasa, which made it a subsidiary of Pegaso. In 1990 it became part of Iveco, which used the brand for specialised vehicles in the United Kingdom, including the EuroMover, Pacer and Strato ranges aimed at refuse collection, recycling and construction operators. Iveco announced in 2005 that it would build Seddon Atkinson vehicles in Spain and the brand name was soon folded into the mainstream Iveco catalogue. The Oldham factory closed in 2004 and the offices closed at the end of 2006.