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Austin Motor Company

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The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of cars and lorries based at Longbridge Works in Birmingham. Grace's Guide records that Herbert Austin left the Wolseley Tool and Motor Car Co and founded the company in 1905, that it bought the former White and Pike factory at Longbridge in January 1906, and that it produced its first car under the Austin name that year. It became a private limited company in 1907 and a public company in 1914. During the First World War it turned its resources to the war effort, and by the end of the war it had produced around eight million shells, 2,000 aeroplanes and large numbers of lorries and armoured cars. After a receivership in 1921 the company was re-formed in 1922 and launched the Baby Austin, which helped make it the largest car factory in the UK. In February 1952 it merged with the Nuffield Organisation to form the British Motor Corporation.

Facts
Founded Year
1905 2
Status
Acquired 1
Chronology
Dissolved Year
1952 1
Company Type
Company Type (category)
Manufacturer 2
Connections

Operates In

Automotive Industry, Industries
Source Austin Motor Company (Grace's Guide to British Industrial History)

Parent Company Of

Vanden Plas, Companies and Brands
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Manufactures

Austin Cambridge (A40 and A50)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin CambridgeLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1971
Austin Cambridge (A55 Mark I)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin CambridgeLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1971
Austin Cambridge (A55 Mark II)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin CambridgeLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1971
Austin Cambridge (A60)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin CambridgeLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by the Austin Motor Company, in several generations, from September 1954 through to 1971
Austin Champ

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Source Wikipedia: Austin ChampLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s
Austin Champ (Champ)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin ChampLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s
Austin Eighteen

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 18Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin on 14 July 1937
Austin Eighteen (Eighteen)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 18Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin on 14 July 1937
Austin FX3

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Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold in the United Kingdom by Austin from 1948 to 1958
Austin FX3 (FX3)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin FX3Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold in the United Kingdom by Austin from 1948 to 1958
Austin FX4

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Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982
Austin FX4 (FX4 and FX4D under Austin)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin FX4Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
It was sold by Austin from 1958 until 1982
Austin Gipsy

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Source Wikipedia: Austin GipsyLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by Austin from 1958 to 1968
Austin Gipsy (Gipsy)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin GipsyLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by Austin from 1958 to 1968
Austin Greyhound

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Source Austin Greyhound (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
Quote, Development and design, manufacturer
The Austin Motor Company, who had produced large numbers of aircraft
Austin J40

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Source Austin J40 (Wikipedia)Lead, maker
Quote, Lead, maker
manufactured by The Austin Motor Company
Austin K2/Y

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Source Austin K2/Y (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
Built by Austin, it was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck
Austin K5

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Source Austin K5 (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Austin K5 was a British heavy military truck built by Austin for use during the Second World War.
Austin Kestrel

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Source Austin Kestrel (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
designed and built by the Austin Motor Company
Austin Loadstar

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Source Austin Loadstar (Wikipedia)Lead
Quote, Lead
The Austin Loadstar was a lorry produced by the British Austin Motor Company from 1949.
Austin London Taxicab

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Source Austin London Taxicab (Wikipedia)History, country of origin
Quote, History, country of origin
So William Overton approached Herbert Austin about modifying the Heavy Twelve-Four hire car chassis so that it would comply with the London Conditions of Fitness.
Austin Maxi

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Source Wikipedia: Austin MaxiLead paragraph, Austintier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, Austin
produced by Austin and later British Leyland between 1969 and 1981
Austin Maxi (Maxi)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin MaxiLead paragraph, Austintier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, Austin
produced by Austin and later British Leyland between 1969 and 1981
Austin Osprey

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Source Austin Osprey (Wikipedia)Development and design, manufacturer
Quote, Development and design, manufacturer
the Austin Motor Company, already a large scale manufacturer of aircraft to Royal Aircraft Factory designs, produced its own design for a single-engined triplane
Austin Princess

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Source Wikipedia: Austin PrincessLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by Austin and its subsidiary Vanden Plas
Austin Princess (Princess I, II and III (A120 and A135))

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Source Wikipedia: Austin PrincessLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by Austin and its subsidiary Vanden Plas
Austin Sheerline

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Source Austin Sheerline (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
a large luxury car produced by Austin
Austin Sixteen

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 16Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by Austin from 1927
Austin Sixteen (Sixteen Light Six and Sixteen)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 16Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
made by Austin from 1927
Austin Ten

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 10Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by Austin
Austin Ten (single generation)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 10Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
produced by Austin
Austin Twelve

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 12Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin in 1921
Austin Twelve (single generation)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 12Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin in 1921
Austin Twenty

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 20Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin after the end of the First World War in April 1919
Austin Twenty (20/4 and 20/6)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin 20Lead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
introduced by Austin after the end of the First World War in April 1919
Austin Westminster

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Source Wikipedia: Austin WestminsterLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold by the British manufacturer Austin from 1954
Austin Westminster (A110)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin WestminsterLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold by the British manufacturer Austin from 1954
Austin Westminster (A90 Six)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin WestminsterLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold by the British manufacturer Austin from 1954
Austin Westminster (A95 and A105)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin WestminsterLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold by the British manufacturer Austin from 1954
Austin Westminster (A99)

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Source Wikipedia: Austin WestminsterLead paragraph, manufacturertier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, manufacturer
sold by the British manufacturer Austin from 1954
Austin Whippet

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Source Austin Whippet (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
designed and built by the Austin Motor Company just after the First World War
Austin-Ball A.F.B.1

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Source Austin-Ball A.F.B.1 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
Quote, Lead, manufacturer
built by the Austin Motor Company

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Owns

Austin

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Source Wikipedia: Austin Motor CompanyLead paragraph, foundingtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, founding
founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge

Builds

1954 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1955 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1956 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1957 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1958 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1959 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1960 Nash Metropolitan

Also in Transport Atlas: built by this subject.

Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
1961 Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
Nash Metropolitan

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
Nash Metropolitan (Series I and II)

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
Nash Metropolitan (Series III)

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly
Nash Metropolitan (Series IV)

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Source Wikipedia: Nash MetropolitanDesign, production arrangementstier 2
Quote, Design, production arrangements
the Austin Motor Company would perform the final assembly

Located In

Birmingham

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Source Austin Motor Company (Grace's Guide to British Industrial History)Lead sentence [headquartered-in]
Quote, Lead sentence [headquartered-in]
The Austin Motor Company of Longbridge Works, Birmingham was a British manufacturer
Sources
1. Austin Motor Company (Wikipedia)
  • Infobox: defunct
    1952
  • Infobox: fate
    Merged with Morris Motors
  • In Group: Automobiles and Components Companies in Europe, Lead section
    was a British manufacturer of motor vehicles, founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin in Longbridge
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2. Austin Motor Company (Grace's Guide to British Industrial History)
  • Lead sentence
    was a British manufacturer of cars and lorries from 1905.
  • Lead sentence [company-type-category]
    was a British manufacturer of cars and lorries
  • Lead sentence [headquartered-in]
    The Austin Motor Company of Longbridge Works, Birmingham was a British manufacturer
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