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Morris

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Morris is a British car marque founded by William Morris, who began as an Oxford bicycle maker and built his first car, the Morris Oxford Bullnose, at Cowley in 1913. Morris Motors grew into the biggest British car maker by the middle of the 1920s, with the Minor, the Oxford and the Cowley as its mainstays. It merged with Austin to form BMC in 1952, kept its separate identity until the Austin Rover Group dropped the name in 1984, and its trademark is held by SAIC today. A version of the Oxford was still made in India into the 2010s.

Facts
Founded Year
1913 1
Significance
The British car marque of William Morris, maker of the Minor and the Oxford and the largest British car brand of the 1920s. 1
Ownership History
British Motor Corporation, British Motor Holdings, British Leyland and the Austin Rover Group, from 1952 to 1984 1
Ownership History
SAIC Motor, which holds the trademark today after it passed from Nanjing Automobile 1
Ownership History
WRM Motors and Morris Motors, under William Morris, from 1912 to 1952 1
Dissolved Year
1984 1
Connections

Has Vehicles

1913 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1915 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1919 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1919 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1920 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1923 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1923 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1925 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1926 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1926 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1929 Morris Isis, Vehicles
1929 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1931 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1932 Morris Isis, Vehicles
1932 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1933 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1933 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1934 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1934 Morris Eight, Vehicles
1934 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1934 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1934 Morris Twelve, Vehicles
1935 Morris Eight, Vehicles
1935 Morris Isis, Vehicles
1935 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1935 Morris Twelve, Vehicles
1936 Morris Fourteen, Vehicles
1936 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1936 Morris Twelve, Vehicles
1937 Morris Fourteen, Vehicles
1937 Morris Twelve, Vehicles
1938 Morris Eight, Vehicles
1938 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1945 Morris Eight, Vehicles
1945 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1948 Morris Eight, Vehicles
1948 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1948 Morris Six, Vehicles
1948 Morris Ten, Vehicles
1948 Morris Twelve, Vehicles
1949 Morris Six, Vehicles
1950 Morris Six, Vehicles
1953 Morris Six, Vehicles
1954 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1954 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1955 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1955 Morris Isis, Vehicles
1955 Morris Oxford, Vehicles
1956 Morris Cowley, Vehicles
1956 Morris Isis, Vehicles

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Austin Rover Group

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Source Wikipedia: Morris MotorsLead paragraph, last yeartier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, last year
the Morris name remained in use until 1984, when the by-then Austin Rover Group decided to concentrate on the more popular Austin brand
British Leyland

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Source Wikipedia: British Motor CorporationLead paragraph, British Leylandtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, British Leyland
In May 1968 BMH merged with Leyland Motors, which made trucks and buses and owned both Standard-Triumph International and the Rover Company to become British Leyland
British Motor Corporation

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Source Wikipedia: British Motor CorporationLead paragraph, sharestier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, shares
BMC acquired the shares in Morris Motors and the Austin Motor Company.
British Motor Holdings

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Source Wikipedia: British Motor HoldingsLead paragraph, creationtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, creation
BMH was created as a holding company following BMC's takeover of both Jaguar Cars and the Pressed Steel Company in that year.
Morris Motors

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Source Wikipedia: Morris MotorsLead paragraph, formationtier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, formation
Morris Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturing company formed in 1919 to take over the assets of William Morris's WRM Motors Limited and continue production of the same vehicles.
SAIC Motor

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Source Wikipedia: Morris MotorsLead paragraph, trademarktier 2
Quote, Lead paragraph, trademark
The Morris trademark is currently owned by the China-based automotive company SAIC
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Morris Motors
Wikipedia
  • Lead paragraph, marque history
    Although it merged with Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation in 1952, the Morris name remained in use until 1984
  • Early history, first Morris
    A factory was opened in 1913 at former Oxford Military College at Cowley, Oxford, United Kingdom where Morris's first car, the 2-seat Morris Oxford "Bullnose", was assembled.
  • Lead paragraph, last year
    the Morris name remained in use until 1984
  • Lead paragraph, market share
    By 1926, its production accounted for 42 per cent of British car manufacture
  • Lead paragraph, formation
    Morris Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturing company formed in 1919 to take over the assets of William Morris's WRM Motors Limited and continue production of the same vehicles.
  • Lead paragraph, BMC merger
    Although it merged with Austin Motor Company to form the British Motor Corporation in 1952, the Morris name remained in use until 1984, when the by-then Austin Rover Group decided to concentrate on the more popular Austin brand
  • Lead paragraph, trademark
    The Morris trademark is currently owned by the China-based automotive company SAIC
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