Ten years ago mass car production at Longbridge plant in Birmingham came to an end. Before that though the factory, which Herbert Austin set up in 1906, survived World Wars One and Two.

Here is a history of the Longbridge car plant in Birmingham. :: November 4, 1905: Berkshire-born engineer Herbert Austin discovers a small derelict printing works at Longbridge, seven miles out of ...

The first new MG for 16 years rolled off the production line in the West Midlands in 2011 MG has announced it is to stop making cars at its Longbridge plant and will be moving production to China ...

Henry Ford? No, actually. The hero of this tale is Herbert Austin, British to his marrow, and the result of his dream was the Longbridge plant that celebrates its centenary this year. There will ...

Full-scale car production began again at the famous Longbridge plant three years after the collapse of MG Rover. After 100 years of vehicle production in Birmingham, the plant closed in April 2005.

Rabid MG fans can sleep well tonight knowing production has returned to the Longbridge plant in the U.K., with the roll-off of an MG TF sports car after a two-year hiatus and ownership change.

MG Rover collapsed in 2005, leaving more than 5,000 workers redundant, but now pictures have emerged from inside its famous Longbridge plant in Birmingham, West Midlands, over a decade on.

Cars would be assembled at the Longbridge plant, but high-cost components such as engines and gearboxes would be sourced from China. Next year will see the launch of a new research and design ...

Officials from PWC are expected to travel to MG Rover's Longbridge plant in Birmingham on Friday morning. A spokesman for SAIC quoted by the Press Association said: "The requirement from SAIC was ...

Vistry Group and Bromford partner to convert Longbridge car plant into hundreds of sustainable homes, including 132 for social rent. House-building company Vistry Group has said it has partnered ...

Factory workers (right) construct an Austin A40 car in 1948, destined for export to America Ten years ago mass car production at Longbridge plant in Birmingham came to an end. Before that though ...