Riley is a British car marque from Coventry that began as the Riley Cycle Company, took up motor cars at the end of the nineteenth century and made a name for itself with compact, lively sporting saloons and tourers. It joined the Nuffield group in 1938, passed into British Leyland in 1968 and was closed down by British Leyland in 1969, when Riley cars became badge engineered BMC cars. The Riley trademark is owned by BMW today, which holds it as part of the old Rover Group rights.
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Founded Year SignificanceA Coventry maker of sporting saloons, absorbed into the Nuffield group in 1938 and closed by British Leyland in 1969. 1 Ownership HistoryBMW, which holds the Riley trademark 1 Ownership HistoryMorris Motors and the Nuffield Organization from 1938, the British Motor Corporation and British Motor Holdings, and British Leyland from 1968 until the closure in 1969 1 Ownership HistoryRiley, under the Riley family, from 1890 to 1938 1 Dissolved Year Connections
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Today, the Riley trademark is owned by BMW.
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was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968
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Morris Motors, the holding company of the productive businesses of the Nuffield Organization, owned MG, Riley, and Wolseley.
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BMH was created as a holding company following BMC's takeover of both Jaguar Cars and the Pressed Steel Company in that year.
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Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938
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Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, marque history
Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938 and was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968.
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Riley was a British motorcar and bicycle manufacturer from 1890.
Lead paragraph, end of production
In July 1969, British Leyland announced the immediate end of Riley production
Lead paragraph, closure
In July 1969, British Leyland announced the immediate end of Riley production
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Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938
Lead paragraph, British Leyland
Riley became part of the Nuffield Organization in 1938 and was merged into the British Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968.
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Today, the Riley trademark is owned by BMW.
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