Albion Motors
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Albion Motors was a Scottish automobile and commercial vehicle manufacturer.
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Formerly | Albion Motor Car Company Limited (1899–1931) |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1899 |
Founder | Norman Fulton John Henderson Thomas Murray |
Defunct | 1972 |
Successor | Leyland |
Headquarters | Glasgow, Scotland, UK |
Products | Buses Cars Commercial vehicles |
Parent | British Leyland |
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Founded in 1899, Albion Motors was purchased by Leyland Motors in 1951. Vehicles continued to be manufactured under the Albion brand until 1972, after which they continued to be produced, but were sold under the Leyland brand. Vehicle production at the former Albion factory in the Scotstoun area of Glasgow, Scotland, continued until 1980.