MG Morris Garages (1922 - )

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The MG Car Company Limited was a former British sports car manufacturer founded in the 1920s by Cecil Kimber.Best known for its two-seat opens ports cars, MG also produced saloons and coupés.Kimber was an employee of William Morris; MG is from Morris Garages. The MG business was Morris's personal property until 1935 when he sold MG into his holding company, Morris Motors Limited, restructuring his holdings before issuing (preference) shares in Morris Motors to the public in 1936. On 22July 2005, the Nanjing Automobile Group purchased the rights to the MG brand and the assets of the MGRover Group for £53 million creating a new company MG Motor.
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* 1922	Oxford	foundation by Cecil Kimber and Wlliam Morris
1924		production of first car
1935		is absorbed by Morris Motor
1962		is absorbed by British Motor Corporation
1968		is absorbed by British Leyland

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