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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Some critics have doubts about how viable full-scale production will be. However, NAC's chief vowed that the Longbridge plant would have an "irreplaceable role in the MG project". Tuesday's ceremony ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...