Take-over, Will Not Affect Production
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THE announcement last week' tha Jaguar Cars, Ltd., are to purchase th Daimler Co., Ltd., which includes Trans port Vehicles (Daimler), Ltd., manufac turers of commercial passenger-vehia chassis, was tempered by the statemen that current production of buses an( military vehicles will proceed withou interruption.
The major attraction that the Daimle Co. holds for the purchasers is almos certainly their large factory. Extra manu facturing space is desperately needed b3 Jaguar, and it is common knowledge tha Daimler have not been using all of thei lm. sq. ft. of covered floor space for soma time
There appears to be no reason fo, thinking that the production of Jagual cars in the newly acquired factory shoulc oust commercial vehicle manufacture Indeed, control of Daimler by a compan3 exclusively concerned with vehicle production may provide a valuable fillip foi this side of theiractivities.
MAJOR MOVE TO LANGLEY NAOST of the assembly work on corn LVI mercial vehicles of the Ford Motoi Co., Ltd., is to be transferred from Dagenham to Langley, Bucks. The new facilities are expected to be producing vans by. mid-August and trucks b3, October. Many components for these vehicles will be produced at Langley, but major assemblies such as engines, gearboxes and axles will be received from Dagenham.
The Ford company has operated a plant for engine reconditioning and parts machining at Langley Since 1948. It has recently acquired an adjacent building of 300,000 sq. ft. and these premises are being modernized to accommodate the assembly of Thames 10-12and 15-cwt. vans and vehicles in the Trader range.
BODY PLANT AT LINWOOD ',ABS for commercial vehicles will be
among new products from the factory when the Pressed Steel Co., Ltd., extend their works at Linwood, Paisley. Bearing in mind the requirements of the British Motor Corporation factory at Bathgate, Pressed Steel have stated that Linwood is one of the logical centres for additional production in Scotland. An extension of 260,000 sq. ft. is planned, but the factory will remain as the railway wagon and rolling stock headquarters of Pressed Steel.
ENGINEERING COURSE rANDIDATES for the 1960-61 post graduate course in automobile engineering at the Advanced School of Automobile Engineering, Cranfield. Bucks, should make application as soon al possible. The closing date is August 1. The standard of entry is that of a university graduate or the holder of a diploma in technology, but candidates with other qualifications will be considered. Applications should be addressed to the Warden, The College of Aeronautics, Cranfield, Bletchley, Bucks.