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British motor industry

The British motor industry is historically centred around Coventry in the West Midlands.

Current Manufacturers

MG Rover
Jaguar Cars (owned by Ford)
Caterham Cars
Lotus (owned by Proton)
TVR
AC Cars
Rolls Royce (owned by BMW)
Vauxhall (owned by General Motors)
Mini (owned by BMW)
Ford
Land Rover (owned by Ford)
Marcos[?]
Morgan[?]
Bristol

Foreign Manufacturers Manufacturing in Britain

Peugeot
Nissan
Honda
Toyota

Manufacturers No Longer In Existence

Wolseley[?]
Riley[?]
Morris
Austin
Vanden Plas[?]
Standard[?]
Triumph
Hillman[?]

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