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 ...

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.

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 ...

It was a devastating blow for the 6,000 strong Longbridge workforce, some of whom had worked at the plant for most of their working lives. A government loan kept them in work for another week, while ...

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 ...

Bobby Barnes, director of a new street food centre close to the site of the former Longbridge plant, hopes his investment has been part of reviving the area's fortunes Such evidence on the ground ...

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 ...

MG Rover will face strike action for the first time in 10 years as thousands of workers at its Longbridge plant in the Midlands backed industrial action over a pay and benefits offer. The ...

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 ...