In 1977 the Austin name was officially dropped by BL under recommendation by the Ryder Report. The Maxi of 1977 was a medium sized five door hatchback family car, in its ninth year, with the 1750 HL as the top model, built by British Leyland at Cowley, and it had several rivals, including the Volkswagen Passat of 1973 and the Chrysler Alpine of 1975. The Maxi was a hatchback. BL no longer used the Austin name on the car.
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Source Wikipedia: Austin MaxiLead paragraph, British Leylandtier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, British Leyland
produced by Austin and later British Leyland between 1969 and 1981
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Source Wikipedia: Austin MaxiEnd of productiontier 2Quote, End of production
The Maxi production lines at Cowley were taken over by production of the Triumph Acclaim, which was launched in October 1981
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1977: Austin name officially dropped by BL
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1977: Austin name officially dropped by BL
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produced by Austin and later British Leyland between 1969 and 1981
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The Maxi had several rivals during the 1970s, including the Volkswagen Passat (1973) and Chrysler Alpine (1975)
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The Austin Maxi is a medium-sized, 5-door hatchback family car
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