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The news of the end of mass car production at the Longbridge works in Birmingham was described as "devastating" back in April 2005. But 10 years on, have the dire predictions about the effect of ...
Factory workers (right) construct an Austin A40 car in 1948, destined for export to America Ten years ago mass car production at Longbridge plant in Birmingham came to an end. Before that though ...
Urban explorer photographs underground factory tunnels beneath Birmingham's Longbridge plant 'Shadow Scheme' developed in pre-Second World War years to compete with German arms production In peak ...
Car production has restarted at the former MG Rover plant in Longbridge, Birmingham. Shanghai Automotive (SAIC) said it had sold 70% of the orders for its new model, the MG TF LE500. However, it has ...
The first new MG for 16 years has rolled off the production line in Longbridge ... The MG6 is the first large-scale production at the Birmingham plant since the demise of Rover in 2005 with ...
The four-year-old had been walking with a woman when they were approached by the man in Longbridge ... Insp Matt Shaw from Birmingham Police said: "We understand how distressing the incident ...
Plans for a major new development in Longbridge, on the site of the former MG Works, have been lodged. House-building company Vistry Group has said it has partnered with Bromford to deliver ...
Here is a history of the Longbridge car plant in Birmingham. :: November 4, 1905: Berkshire-born engineer Herbert Austin discovers a small derelict printing works at Longbridge, seven miles out of ...
HUNDREDS of former MG Rover workers and enthusiasts joined Nanjing representatives in Longbridge in an emotional celebration of the 100th birthday of the collapsed car maker. The event on Saturday ...
Longbridge has been the centre of car making since Herbert Austin, 1st Baron Austin, set up his motor works in an old print works there. At that time in 1905, the now outer-suburb of Birmingham ...
The first new MG for 16 years has rolled off the production line in Longbridge ... The MG6 is the first large-scale production at the Birmingham plant since the demise of Rover in 2005 with ...