British Leyland Ireland
| British Leyland Ireland | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1970 |
| resolution | ? |
| Seat | Dublin , Ireland |
| Branch | Automobiles |
British Leyland Ireland was an assembly plant for motor vehicles and thus part of the automotive industry in Ireland .
Company history
The company was founded on January 1st, 1970 in Dublin . The predecessor company was Standard-Triumph (Eire) . It was initially responsible for Rover and Triumph . The assembly of automobiles of these two brands continued. Jaguar sales were added in 1971 at the latest . In a price list dated August 23, 1971, the name British Leyland Ireland (Jaguar Rover Triumph) Limited can be found . In 1974 the Triumph and 1975 the Rover production ended.
1977 parts of the dissolved Brittain Group were taken over.
It is not known when the company was dissolved. BL Cars Ireland Manufacturing existed from January 24th, 1975 to January 8th, 1999. It is possible that this was the successor company. In addition, BL Cars (Ireland) and Austin Rover (Ireland) called.
vehicles
The Triumph Herald was assembled until 1971.
From Rover the Land Rover is called.
Production numbers
The following are Irish registration numbers for Rover and Triumph vehicles from the years British Leyland Ireland assembled them.
| year | rover | triumph | total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 421 | 1,476 | 1,897 |
| 1971 | 382 | 1,299 | 1,681 |
| 1972 | 683 | 1,422 | 2,105 |
| 1973 | 584 | 1,959 | 2,543 |
| 1974 | 512 | 1,066 | 1,578 |
| 1975 | 338 | 338 | |
| total | 2,920 | 7,222 | 10.142 |
literature
- Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
Individual evidence
- ^ Press release from British Leyland Ireland (accessed December 21, 2019)
- ^ A b Bob Montgomery: Motor Assembly in Ireland . Dreoilín Specialist Publications, Foxrock 2018, ISBN 978-1-902773-35-3 (English).
- ↑ The long climb to oblivion of April 13, 2005 (accessed December 26, 2019)
- ↑ opencorporates on BL Cars Ireland Manufacturing (accessed December 21, 2019)
- ↑ Andrew Ryan: Around the World: Ireland , May 1, 2016 (accessed December 26, 2019)
