Private company
British Motor Corporation
Automobile manufacturer
The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a vehicle manufacturer in England formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses. BMC acquired the shares in Morris Motors and the Austin Motor Company. Morris Motors, the holding company of the productive businesses of the Nuffield Organization, owned MG, Riley, and Wolseley.2 It ceased to exist in 1966.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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The British Motor Corporation Limited (BMC) was a vehicle manufacturer in England formed in early 1952 to give effect to an agreed merger of the Morris and Austin businesses.2
Corporate structure
British Motor Corporation sits at the top of its group. 2 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.
- British Motor Corporation Birmingham
- BMC Subsidiary · İzmir
Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.
What it owns
What British Motor Corporation reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Stakes and holdings (Wikidata)
Things Wikidata records the company as owning, with the share when stated.1
Products and brands
- car
Listed on Wikidata.1
Inherited models
Austin
Austin A125 Sheerline (1947–1954)
Austin A135 Princess (1947–1956)
Austin A40 Sports (1950–1953)
Austin A70 Hereford (1950–1954)
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Austin A30 (1951–1956)
Austin A90 Atlantic (1949–1952)
Austin A40 Devon (1947–1952)
MG
MG TD (1949–1953)
MG TF (1953–1955)
MG Y-type (1947–1953)
Morris
Morris Minor (1948–1971; until 1972 in New Zealand)
Morris Oxford MO (1948–1954)
Morris Six MS (1948–1953)
Riley
Riley RM series (1945–1955)
Wolseley
Wolseley 4/50 (1948–1953)
Wolseley 6/80 (1948–1954)
Nuffield Oxford Taxi (1947–1955)
Commercial vehicles
Most BMC-era commercial vehicles were sold as Morris, but there were sometimes Austin equivalents. Radiator badges on the larger vehicles were often BMC.
Car-based light vans
Morris Z-series ¼-ton (Morris Eight Series E) 1940–53
Morris ¼-ton O-Type (Morris Minor-based van) 1953–71
Morris Cowley MCV van 1950–56
Austin A30 van 1954–56
Austin A35 van 1956–68
Austin A35 pick-up 1956–57
Morris ½-ton Series III van 1956–62
Austin A55 van 1958–62
Austin A55 pick-up (Australian built) 1958–62
Mini van 1960–82
Mini pick-up 1961–82
Austin A40 Farina van (export only) 1961–67
Austin 1800 Utility (Australia built) 1967–74
Light vans
Austin K8 1948–1954
Morris J-type 1949–1960
Morris LD 1952–1968
Morris J2 1956–1967
Morris 250 JU 1967–
Austin/Morris J4 1960–1974
Taxi cabs and hire cars
Austin FX3 Taxi 1949–58
Austin FL1 Hire Car 1949-58
Austin FX4 Taxi 1958-82
Austin FL2 Hire Car 1958-82
Light lorries
Morris LC4 1952–54
Morris LC5 1954–60
Morris FV-series (Series I) 1948–54
Morris FV-series (Series II) 1954–55
Morris FE-series (Series III) 1955–59
Morris FG 1960–68
Morris FM 1961–68
Morris WE 1955–64
Morris WF 1964–81
Morris FF 1958–61
Morris FH 1961–64
Morris FJ 1964–68
BMC VA 1958–76
BMC agricultural vehicles
With the merger of the Nuffield and Austin interests, the Nuffield Organization's tractor range, the Nuffield Universal, was incorporated into BMC.
From Wikipedia’s article on British Motor Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.3
Subsidiaries and ownership
Also owns
From Wikidata.1
Acquisitions
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaBritish Motor Corporation
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ386065
Sources
The numbers on this page point here. Each one links to the record it came from.
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- 4Wikimedia CommonsBritish Motor Corporation photo by Arpingstone, Public domain