Iconic British car brands, and who owns them now
Authored By Wion Web Desk
Published: Jul 05, 2018, 06:11 IST | Updated: Jul 05, 2018, 06:11 IST
Jaguar Land Rover has said it may move its production facilities out of the UK should there be a 'bad Brexit'. JLR of course is no longer Brit-owned (the Tatas have that pleasure), as are a very large number of other iconic British carmakers
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Achtung! Bentley is 'German'
Bentley built its first car in 1919. During the 1920's, Bentley was outstandingly successful on the racing circuit. It first won Le Mans in 1924 and then every year from 1927 to 1930. It was bought by Volkswagen in 1998.
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Aston Martin used to be Bamford & Martin
Aston Martin was originally called Bamford
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Lotus was part of Formula 1. It is now owned by Malaysia's Proton
Lotus Engineering was founded in 1952 by Colin Chapman, a University College, London graduate. The Lotus Group was formed in 1959 and included Lotus Cars and Lotus Components which later became Lotus Racing. Lotus was part of Formula 1 from 2012 to 2015. It is now owned by Malaysia's Proton.
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1998 was a bad year
Perhaps the best-know British carmaker was bought by BMW in 1998.
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The world's second-most loved car?
Arguably the world's second-most loved small car after the VW Beetle, the original sketch of the Mini was drawn on a restaurant napkin by the designer Alec Issigonis in 1956. In 1994, Mini was bought by BMW.
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Jaguar is now Indian-owned
Jaguar is now owned by the Tatas.
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As is Land Rover
Jaguar-Land Rover was bought by the Tatas in 2008. They were owned then by Ford which was having cash problems and was on its way to bankruptcy.
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No prizes for guessing who owns Royal Enfield
The first Royal Enfield motorcycle was built in 1901 by the Redditch Company. Royal Enfield currently has a line of Redditch colours for its 350 cc Classic motorcycles. The company is Chennai-based.
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Where are you now?
Vauxhall has produced some of the UK's most popular vehicles, such as the Victor, the Cavalier, the Corsa, and the Bedford van. Vauxhall made its first car in 1903 but was bought by General Motors in 1925.
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