AUSTIN
39 entries
British car maker founded by Herbert Austin at Longbridge in 1905, which later merged with Morris into BMC.
- Founded
- 1905, by Herbert Austin
- Works
- Longbridge, near Birmingham
- Merger
- British Motor Corporation, 1952
- Trademark
- SAIC Motor
The Austin Motor Company was founded in 1905 by Herbert Austin, who had left Wolseley, and built its works at Longbridge near Birmingham. In 1952 it merged with Morris Motors to form the British Motor Corporation while keeping its own identity.
The Austin marque was used by BMC's successors, British Leyland and Rover Group, until 1987. The trademark now belongs to the Chinese firm SAIC Motor, which obtained it through Nanjing Automotive, the buyer of the MG Rover Group in July 2005.
- 1905Austin Motor Company founded
- 1952Merger with Morris into the British Motor Corporation
- 1987Austin marque retired
- 2005Trademark acquired with the MG Rover Group
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AUSTIN Austin K2/Y: the heavy ambulance of the Second World War
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AUSTIN Austin A35: the A-Series small car of 1956–1968
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AUSTIN Austin Metro (Mini Metro): the supermini of 1980–1997
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AUSTIN Austin A40 Devon and Dorset: Austin’s first post-war saloons, 1947–1952
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AUSTIN Austin A70 Hampshire and Hereford: the large Austins of 1948–1954
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AUSTIN Princess (Austin Princess 1975–1981): the wedge-shaped large family car
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AUSTIN Austin Ambassador: the Princess hatchback of 1982–1984
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AUSTIN Austin Montego: the family car of 1984–1994
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AUSTIN Austin Cambridge: the A40, A50, A55 and A60 range of 1954–1971
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AUSTIN Austin 1800 (BMC ADO17): the “Landcrab” of 1964–1975
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AUSTIN Austin 18: the large saloon that replaced the York Sixteen, 1937
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AUSTIN Austin 10: the best-selling Austin of the 1930s, 1932–1947
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AUSTIN Austin Maxi: the five-speed hatchback of 1969–1981
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AUSTIN Morris Marina (Austin Marina): the rear-drive family car of 1971–1980
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AUSTIN Austin Allegro: the rounded small family car of 1973–1982
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AUSTIN Austin Mini: Alec Issigonis’s small car of 1959
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AUSTIN Austin Maestro: the small family hatchback of 1982–1994
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AUSTIN Austin Westminster: the A90, A95, A99, A105 and A110 of 1954–1968
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AUSTIN Austin Sheerline: the razor-edge luxury car of 1947–1954