MG sale to Aston Martin

Title

MG sale to Aston Martin

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Unknown

Year of production

1980

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Duration

00:03:41

Description

Report on the sale by British Leyland of the MG sports car factory at Abingdon in Oxfordshire, to a consortium led by Aston Martin Lagonda. Speaking are: British Leyland representative Murray Loake; Aston Martin Chairman Alan Curtis; US MG dealer Joe Helston(?); secretary of the MG owners club Roche Bentley. Female reporter not identified.

Contributors

Murray Loake; Alan Curtis; Joe Helston(?); Roche Bentley

Keywords

Companies; British Leyland; Car industry; Motor vehicle industry; Aston Martin; Industrial plants; Business acquisitions; Oxfordshire; Abingdon; MG Motor UK Limited

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