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'''Wolseley Motors Limited''' was a British [[motor vehicle]] manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the [[Vickers]] armaments combine in conjunction with [[Herbert Austin]]. It initially made a full range, topped by large luxury cars, and dominated the market in the [[Edwardian era]]. The Vickers brothers died<ref group=note>in 1914 and 1919 respectively</ref> and, without their guidance, Wolseley expanded rapidly after the war, manufacturing 12,000 cars in 1921, and remained the biggest motor manufacturer in Britain.
 
Over-expansion led to [[receivership]] in 1927 when it was bought from Vickers Limited by [[William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield|William Morris]] as a personal investment. He mergedmoved it into his [[Morris Motors]] empire just before the [[World War II|Second World War]]. After that, Wolseley products were "badge-engineered" Morris cars. Wolseley went with its sister businesses into BMC, BMH and British Leyland, where its name lapsed in 1975.
 
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