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'''Land Rover Group''' was a division of [[British Leyland]]. == Brands ==

...Truck Alliance''. At present the brand is owned by Intrall Polska, a Russo-British company, and the van is sold under the name ''Intrall''. [[Category:Polish automobile brands]]

...n for the difficult post-war years which Germany had to face. In 1948, the British Government handed the company back over to the German state, where it was m ==Brands==

==Brands== Car brands owned by SAIC:

| Name = British Grand Prix ...one Circuit]] near the village of [[Silverstone]] in Northamptonshire. The British and [[Italian Grand Prix|Italian]] Grands Prix are the oldest continuously

===Early British History=== ...the Belgian firm was exhibiting at the [[London Motor Show]] alongside the British company.

|Name = Brands Hatch Circuit |Image = [[Image:Brands Hatch.png]]

The '''1970 British Grand Prix''' was a [[Formula One]] race held at [[Brands Hatch]] on July 18, 1970. [[Category:1970 Formula One race reports|British Grand Prix]]

|Category = [[Formula One]]<br>[[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions]]<br>[[BRDC International Trophy|International Tro |Debut = 1971 [[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions]]

Results from the 1984 [[Formula One]] '''[[British Grand Prix]]''' held at [[Brands Hatch]] on July 22, 1984. [[Category:1984 Formula One race reports|British Grand Prix]]

==Inception of the British Talbot== ''Talbot'' was originally the British brand name used to sell imported French [[Clément-Bayard]] cars. Founded

...nd [[Brabham]], [[Rob Walker Racing Team]], [[March Engineering|March]], [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] | First win = [[1968 British Grand Prix]] |

...[[Rover|Rover]] from [[BMW]] in 2000; these had previously been parts of [[British Leyland]]. MG Rover is now part of the [[Nanjing Automobile Group]]. ===British Leyland===

...s at this time tended to feature much more conservative styling than their British counterparts. Cherry's 1978 concept design, the [[Vauxhall Equus]], establi ...ign in GM's history. His responsibility covered all of GM's North American brands - [[Buick]], [[Cadillac]], Chevrolet, Chevrolet Truck, [[GMC|GMC]], [[Humme

...nd finishing on September 21 at the same venue. The series supported the [[British Touring Car Championship]] throughout the season. [[Tim Harvey]] claimed hi | {{flagicon|ENG}} [[Tim Harvey]]<ref name=Brands>{{cite news

...n the United Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it would become nationalised as ''British Leyland'', often referred to as just ''BL''. In 1986 it was renamed to [[R ...(1964&ndash;1970). The merger combined most of the remaining independent British car manufacturing companies and included car, bus and truck manufacturers a

...alongside the [[Race of Champions (Brands Hatch)|Race of Champions]] at [[Brands Hatch]]. The event was instituted by the British Racing Drivers' Club (BRDC) in August 1949, sponsored by the Daily Express

| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Grand Prix]] | [[1971 British Grand Prix|Report]]

On July 22nd 2005, the Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the British [[MG Rover Group]] for £53 million. ==Brands==

...the Midlands of England. Rootes was the parent company of many well-known British marques, including [[Hillman]], [[Humber|Humber]], [[Singer|Singer]], [[Sun ...Humber made luxury models. Commer and Karrier were the commercial vehicle brands, with Commer manufacturing light [[van]]s with the Karrier badge appearing

...Martin]], [[Jaguar]], [[Mercury]], [[Land Rover]] and [[Volvo Cars|Volvo]] brands. Lincoln and Mercury were returned to Ford direct control in 2002. By 200 ...pened, some of its floors were each specifically dedicated to one of PAG's brands.<ref name= "intell2001"/>

The [[British Racing Motors]] (BRM) team took its last victory when [[Jean-Pierre Beltois | {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Grand Prix]]

...Home-of-British-Motor-Racing/29982.htm |title=BTCC heading for the Home of British Motor Racing &#124; Racecar - Motorsport News |publisher=Racecar |date=2009 ...= [[Image:Silverstone Circuit 2010 version.png]]<br><small>"Home of British Motor Racing"</small>

...erdone, styling, in contrast to the more understated styling of German and British cars. In addition to simply being a large car, landyachts often included th

...tish Touring Car Championship|BTCC]], [[British Formula Three Championship|British F3]], [[Superleague Formula]], [[Pickup Truck Racing]] ...ed that the [[FIA WTCC Race of UK|UK round of the WTCC]] is to move from [[Brands Hatch]] to Donington for the [[2011 World Touring Car Championship season|2

...to just '''Bedford''', was a subsidiary of [[Vauxhall Motors]], itself the British subsidiary of [[General Motors]] (GM), established in 1930; and constructin ...ire as far as import duties were concerned. Such trucks were marketed as "British Chevrolet". After GM took ownership of Vauxhall Motors, production was tra

...ble powertrain system that can be scaled to fit various vehicle models and brands. Each company can tailor the hybrid system to their own vehicle requirement ...l unveil a new version of the [[Saab]] BioPower Hybrid Concept at the 2006 British International Motor Show. The earlier version of the [[Flexible Fuel Vehicl

...affordable, cutting edge [[sports car]]s. Lotus is one of but a handful of British performance car builders still in business after the industrial decline of ...lling billboards for non-automotive products, initially with the cigarette brands Gold Leaf and, most famously, John Player.

| Last race = [[2010 British Grand Prix]] |bgcolor="#DFFFDF"| [[Brands Hatch|BRH<br>1]]<br><small>4</small>

...win, in heavy rain. Ickx also finished third at [[1968 British Grand Prix|Brands Hatch]] and fourth at the [[1968 German Grand Prix|Nürburgring]] after dri ...acky finished third in [[1969 French Grand Prix|France]], second in [[1969 British Grand Prix|Great Britain]] and won in [[1969 Canadian Grand Prix|Canada]] a

{{List of TVR Models}}'''TVR''' is an independent British manufacturer of [[sports car]]s based in the English town of Blackpool, Lan ...75 kW). As most TVRs were sold in the domestic British market, to avoid a British tax on assembled cars many of the early cars were sold in kit form - a prac

{{List of {{PAGENAME}} Models}}'''Rover''' was a British [[automobile]] manufacturer and later a marque based at the Longbridge plan ...anticipation of potential hostilities which would become World War II, the British government started a re-armament programme and as part of this "Shadow Fact

...he]], [[Lotus]], etc.) as an important indication of sporting quality, but brands such as [[Lamborghini]] which do not race or build cars exclusively for rac ...s not required for a sports car, even though many possess them. Most early British sports cars lacked a powerful engine and did not accelerate as quickly as c

...vehicle types: small cars and large [[sedan|saloons]]. In the 1960s, some brands found that many middle class buyers wanted something larger than superminis ...best selling car for most of the time since its launch in 1962, and rival British products included the [[Ford Escort]], [[Vauxhall Viva]] and [[Hillman Aven

The first truck, of 1.5 tons payload, was sold to London's ''[[British Motor Syndicate Ltd]]'' on October 1, 1896. Its rear-mounted ''Phoenix'' en ...Benz achieved the [[land speed record]], but in the following years, both brands were equal.

Last race = [[1970 British Grand Prix]] | ...Championship while driving an American Grand Prix 'Eagle'. Partnered with British engine maker [[Weslake]], the Formula One effort was called "[[Anglo Americ

| {{flagicon|UK}} [[British Grand Prix]] | [[Brands Hatch]]

...responsible for the regional transportation network of Metro Vancouver in British Columbia, Canada, including public transport and major roads and bridges. ...ser Valley Regional District (FVRD). On November 29, 2007, the province of British Columbia approved legislation changing the governance structure and officia

...ne of the biggest [[automobile]] manufacturers and most popular automobile brands in France. The [[Simca 1100]] was for some time the best-selling car in Fra ...ull control in 1963.<ref name=Beaulieu/> Also, in 1964 Chrysler bought the British manufacturer [[Rootes]] thus putting together the basis of Chrysler Europe.

...ed F1 car to enter a world championship race. It was entered in the [[1961 British Grand Prix]], the only front-engined car to compete that year.</ref> ...t]], [[John Surtees]], Jack Brabham, [[Graham Hill]], and [[Denny Hulme]], British teams and [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] drivers won twelve world

'''Bernard Charles "Bernie" Ecclestone''' (born 28 October 1930) is a British sports entrepreneur,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/ ...1. He drove only a limited number of races, mainly at his local circuit, [[Brands Hatch]], but achieved a number of good placings and an occasional win.<ref

...ad camshaft|OHC]] straight-8 powered [[Leyland Eight]] luxury car at the [[British International Motor Show|International Motor Exhibition]] at Olympia, Londo Several fast and expensive straight-8 automobile brands, including Auburn, Cord and Duesenberg eventually became part of the [[Cord

...ee teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British team [[McLaren]], to win 100 races. Williams won nine [[List of Formula One ...s was fourth with Regazzoni sixth. The team’s first win came at the [[1979 British Grand Prix]] – their home Grand Prix – when Regazzoni finished almost 2

...ee teams in Formula One, alongside [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] and fellow British team [[McLaren]], to win 100 races. Williams won nine [[List of Formula One ...s was fourth with Regazzoni sixth. The team’s first win came at the [[1979 British Grand Prix]] – their home Grand Prix – when Regazzoni finished almost 2

'''Lotus Cars''' is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at Hethel, England. The compan [[Category:British brands]]

...nese]], [[2009 Turkish Grand Prix|Turkish]], and [[2009 British Grand Prix|British]] Grands Prix. By the end of 2009, Webber had scored eight podiums, includi ...race at the [[1996 Australian Grand Prix]] in Melbourne. During the 1996 [[British Formula Ford Championship]], Webber took four victories on his way to secon

...for 2000, and built a new R8 roadster together with Joest and Dallara. The British-built R8C GTP was retired, but Bentley developed the concept and entered th ...nology can be found in products available to the normal public, across all brands in the [[Volkswagen Group]].

...e Lexus and Infiniti, and from the Ford Motor Company's own foreign luxury brands. ...ief competitor. Lincoln quickly became one of America's top selling luxury brands alongside Cadillac and Packard and in 1927, Lincoln adopted the greyhound a

...e mid-size Torana, introduced in the mid-1960s, and initially based on the British Vauxhall Viva. The name 'Torana' was an Aboriginal word meaning 'to fly'. T However, for such a small market, it made little sense to have so many brands, so each was rationalized from the 1960s. [[Chevrolet]] and [[Pontiac]] had

...#Grand_Prix_de_Pau|Pau]] and [[Circuit de la Sarthe|Le Mans]] in France; [[Brands Hatch]] in Britain; [[Circuit de Catalunya]] in Spain; [[Autódromo do Esto ...mula Three championships, such as the [[British_Formula_Three_Championship|British F3 Championship]], use a two-tier system to provide an opportunity for low-

...., and [[McLaughlin automobile|McLaughlin]], Canada had many domestic auto brands. In 1918 McLaughlin was bought by an American firm, [[General Motors]], and ...d the second World Wars and the economic crisis of the 70's, many of these brands disappeared or were bought by Fiat or foreign manufacturers. Today the Ital

== British V8 engines == The first British V8 was the 3.5&nbsp;L [[Rolls-Royce V-8 (1905)]] followed shortly by [[Darr

...es in which a Ferrari car has set the fastest lap time. In both the [[1954 British Grand Prix]] and [[1970 Austrian Grand Prix]], two drivers each set equal f ...hen rotund driver [[José Froilán González]] took first place at the [[1951 British Grand Prix]]. Ferrari also won the 1950 and 1951 [[Mille Miglia]] sports ca

...bler]] name, which now became a marque in its own right. The slow-selling, British-built [[Nash Metropolitan]] subcompact became its own standalone brand and ...m that point on, the focus of the company would be on the Renault and Jeep brands. Introduced in 1980, the [[AMC Eagle|Eagle]] was a trend-setting [[four-whe

...] sells more cars with diesel engines than gasoline engines, as the French brands (also [[Peugeot]]) pioneered smoke-less ''HDI'' designs with filters. Even ...lo Rally when it was driven by Lord Howard de Clifford. It was the leading British car and finished fifth overall. [http://web.ukonline.co.uk/m.gratton/Sport.

...ors Corporation|General Motors]]' [[Oldsmobile]] and [[Cadillac|Cadillac]] brands. The [[unibody]]/[[MacPherson strut|strut-suspended]] 1951 [[Ford Consul]] ...adge engineering]] swept through the US and UK as conglomerates like the [[British Motor Corporation]] consolidated the market. BMC's revolutionary space-sav