British Motor Corporation

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/British_Motor_Corporation

GPTKB entity

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:car
gptkbp:abbreviation	gptkb:BMC
gptkbp:brand	gptkb:Morris_Commercial gptkb:Austin gptkb:Prince gptkb:Morris gptkb:Vanden_Plas gptkb:Austin-Healey gptkb:Wolseley gptkb:Nuffield_Tractor MG Riley
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved	1968
gptkbp:fate	merged with Leyland Motors
gptkbp:founded	1952
gptkbp:headquarters_location	gptkb:Longbridge,_Birmingham,_England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	British Motor Corporation
gptkbp:industry	automotive
gptkbp:keyPerson	gptkb:Leonard_Lord gptkb:George_Harriman
gptkbp:market	gptkb:Australia gptkb:Canada gptkb:India gptkb:New_Zealand gptkb:South_Africa gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mergedInto	gptkb:British_Leyland_Motor_Corporation
gptkbp:notableEvent	launched the Mini in 1959 merger with Leyland Motors in 1968
gptkbp:notableFlora	gptkb:Abingdon_plant gptkb:Bathgate_plant gptkb:Cowley_plant gptkb:Longbridge_plant gptkb:Swindon_plant
gptkbp:notableModel	gptkb:Alec_Issigonis gptkb:Mini gptkb:Morris_Minor gptkb:Austin-Healey_3000 gptkb:Austin_A30 gptkb:MG_MGA gptkb:Riley_One-Point-Five gptkb:Wolseley_6/99
gptkbp:numberOfEmployees	over 100,000 (at peak)
gptkbp:parentOrganization	British Leyland (after 1968)
gptkbp:predecessor	gptkb:Austin_Motor_Company gptkb:Nuffield_Organisation
gptkbp:product	cars commercial vehicles
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:British_Leyland_Motor_Corporation
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:MGB gptkb:Mini_(car) gptkb:Dewar_Trophy gptkb:Morris_Motors_Limited gptkb:Nuffield_Universal_tractor gptkb:Mini gptkb:Morris_Motors gptkb:Pressed_Steel_Company gptkb:Mini-B gptkb:Jaguar_Cars gptkb:BMC_Emblem gptkb:MINI gptkb:Moke
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6