Wolseley Motors

Wolseley marque
Product type	Automotive marque
Owner	SAIC Motor
Discontinued	1975
Previous owners	Vickers, Sons and Maxim (1901–1927); W R Morris (1927–1935); Morris Motors Limited (1935–1952); BMC (1952–1967); British Leyland (1967–1986); Rover Group (1986–1988); BAe (1988–1994); BMW (1994–2000); MG Rover (2000–2005); NAC (2005–2007)

Wolseley Motors Limited
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1901
Defunct	1975
Fate	Merged
Successor	British Motor Corporation
Headquarters	Birmingham, England, UK
Key people	Thomas and Albert Vickers; Herbert Austin; J D Siddeley; A J McCormack; W R Morris

Wolseley Motors Limited was a British motor vehicle manufacturer founded in early 1901 by the Vickers Armaments in conjunction with Herbert Austin. It initially made a full range, topped by large luxury cars, and dominated the market in the Edwardian era. The Vickers brothers died^{[note 1]} and, without their guidance, Wolseley expanded rapidly after the war, manufacturing 12,000 cars in 1921, and remained the biggest motor manufacturer in Britain.

Over-expansion led to receivership in 1927 when it was bought from Vickers Limited by William Morris as a personal investment. He moved it into his Morris Motors empire just before the Second World War. After that, Wolseley products were "badge-engineered" Morris cars. Wolseley went with its sister businesses into BMC, BMH and British Leyland, where its name lapsed in 1975.

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