Content deleted Content added
No edit summary Tags: Reverted Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
Undid revision 979138640 by 82.32.44.47 (talk) No, he didn't. |
||
Line 21:
'''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
{{TOCleft}}
|