British Trucks
There were many manufacturers of commercial vehicles in Great Britain. This listing gives an outline of what became of them. Some continue today, albeit as parts of multi-national corporations. Others were subject to merger or take over into larger companies, such as BLMC and Rootes. Others remained very small, often producing just a few vehicles before expiring.
| Company | Location | History | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| AC Cars | Watford | 1977-94, ex Unipower | To Alvis in 1994 |
| ACV (Associated Commercial Vehicles) | Southall | 1948-62, to Leyland Motors 1962 | Holding company of enlarged AEC |
| ADC (Associated Daimler Company) | Southall | 1926-28 joint venture of AEC & Daimler | Agreement ended |
| AEC (Associated Equipment Company) | Walthamstow, Southall | 1912-48, to ACV | AEC name still used |
| Albion Motor Car Company | Scotstoun | 1902-1951 | To Leyland Motors in 1951 |
| Alvis plc | Coventry, Watford | Acquired Unipower range 1994 | |
| Argyle | East Kilbride | 1970-3 | Folded |
| Armstrong Saurer | Newcastle | 1920-37 | Saurer designs built in UK |
| Arrol Johnston Company | Glasgow | 1904 | |
| Atkinson | Preston | 1907-70 | To Seddon-Atkinson |
| Austin Motor Car Company | Longbridge | 1908-51, then part of BMC | To BMC in 1951 |
| AWD | Dunstable | 1986-92 bought Bedford from GM | To Marshall in 1986 |
| Barron | Borehamwood | 1957-70 | Folded |
| Bean | Tipton | 1923-31 | Folded |
| Beardmore | Paisley, Dalmuir | 1919-37 | Folded |
| Bedford | Luton, Dunstable | 1930-86 | To AWD in 1986 |
| Belsize Motors Ltd | Manchester | 1901-25 | |
| BLMC (British Leyland Motor Company) | 1968, merger of BMH and Leyland Motor Corporation | ||
| BMC (British Motor Corporation) | Various | 1951 Merger of Austin & Nuffield Corporation | |
| BMH (British Motor Holdings) | Various | To BLMC in 1968 | |
| Bristol | Bristol | 1874-1968 | To BLMC in 1968 |
| Bristol Carriage & Wagon | Bristol | 1904-1908 | |
| Bruce SN | Edinburgh | 1984 | Withdrew product |
| Caledon | Glasgow | 1914-24 | Folded |
| Clayton & Company | Huddersfield | 1907-20 | Renamed Karrier |
| Clement Talbot | London | 1903-35 | To STD Motors in 1919 |
| Commer | Luton, Dunstable | 1903-74 | To Humber in 1926 |
| Crossley Motors | Manchester | 1912-48 | To AEC 1948 |
| Chrysler UK | Dunstable | 1970-79, took over Rootes companies | To Peugeot 1979 |
| Dennis Brothers | Guildford, Warwick | 1904-89, then part of Trinity Holdings | To Mayflower Group 1998 |
| Dennison | Rathcoole, Dublin | 1977-81 | Withdrew product |
| Dodge | Dunstable | 1974-79 | To Peugeot 1979 |
| Dodge Kew | Kew, London | 1922-70 | Closed plant |
| Douglas | Cheltenham | 1947, to Dennis (?date) | As Dennis |
| ERF | Sandbach | 1933-96 to Western Star (Canada) | To MAN in 2000 |
| Foden | Sandbach | 1856-1980 | To Paccar in 1980 |
| Ford UK | Trafford Park, Dagenham | 1911 | |
| Fordson | Dagenham | 1933-1957 | Renamed Thames |
| Fowler | Leeds | 1880-1935 | Folded |
| FWD | Slough | 1918-1931 | To Hardy in 1931 |
| Garner | Birmingham | 1915-34 | To Sentinel in 1934 |
| Garrett | Ipswich | 1856-1932 | Folded |
| Gilford | Wycombe | 1925-35 | To HSG in 1935 |
| Guy Motors Ltd | Wolverhampton | 1914-61 | To Jaguar in 1961 |
| GV (General Vehicle Company) | Birmingham | 1906-35 | Folded |
| Halley Motors Ltd | Yoker | 1906-35 | To Albion in 1935 |
| Hallford | Dartford | 1785-1925 | Withdrew product |
| Hardy | Slough | 1931-5, took over FWD | To AEC in 1935 |
| Haulamatic | Wolverhampton | 1969-82 to Clarke Chapman Group | To Northern Engineering Industries in 1989 |
| Hillman Motor Car Company | Coventry, Linwood | 1907-1978 | To Rootes in 1928 |
| Hino | Dublin | 1980?, local built Japanese designs | |
| HSG (High Speed Gas) | Wycombe, Shrewsbury | 1935-8, took over Gilford | To Sentinel in 1938 |
| Humber | Coventry | 1898-1976 | To Rootes in 1926 |
| Iveco Ford | Langley | 1986-96, took over Ford UK trucks | Production phased out |
| Jaguar | Wolverhampton | 1961-64, took over Guy Motors | To BMH in 1964 |
| Jensen | Wolverhampton | 1938-69 | |
| Karrier Motors Ltd | Huddersfield, Luton, Dunstable | 1920-74, then To Rootes in 1934, To Chrysler in 1970 | To Peugeot in 1979 |
| Kerr Stuart | Stoke | 1929-30 | Folded |
| Lacre | London, Letchworth | 1902-19 | Withdrew product, continued as bodybuilder |
| Land Rover | Solihull | 1948 | To BAE group in 1988, To BMW in 1994, To Ford in 2000 |
| Latil | Letchworth | 1931-50 by S & D under licence | Product discontinued |
| LDV | Longbridge | 1994 | |
| Leyland | Leyland | 1896-1969 to BLMC | To Leyland-Daf in 1986 |
| Leyland-Daf | Leyland | 1986-1996, merger of Daf & Leyland | To Paccar in 1996 |
| Mack UK | Barking | 1954-64 | Folded |
| Manchester | Stockport | 1926-33 imported Willys trucks | Folded |
| Mann & Charlesworth | Leeds | 1897-1928 | Folded |
| Marshall SPV | Cambridge | 1992, bought AWD and moved production to Cambridge | |
| Maudslay Motors | Alcester, Coventry | 1903-59 | To AEC in 1948 |
| Morris Commercial Cars | Birmingham | 1920-51 | To BMC in 1951 |
| Multiwheeler | Harrow | 1933-41 | Product discontinued |
| Pagefield | Wigan | 1907-47 | To Walker in 1948 |
| Peerless | Slough | 1911-33 | Product discontinued |
| Peugeot UK | Coventry, Dunstable | 1979 | Renamed Talbot |
| Proctor | Norwich | 1947-52 | Product discontinued |
| Quest | Telford | 1979-84 to United Engineering Group | Folded 1986 |
| Renault UK | Dunstable | 1981-93 from Talbot | Production ceased in UK |
| Rootes Group | Various | 1926-1970 | To Chrysler UK in 1970 |
| Rotinoff | Colnbrook | 1959-62 | Design rights to Atkinson |
| Rowe | Liskeard | 1953-62 | Folded |
| Rutland & MTN | Croydon | 1946-57 (MTN was export name) | Folded |
| Scammell | Watford | 1919-55 | To Leyland in 1955 |
| Seddon (Foster & Seddon originally) | Oldham | 1938-70 | To Seddon-Atkinson in 1970 |
| Seddon-Atkinson | Oldham | 1970-74, Merger of Seddon & Atkinson | To International Harvester in 1974, to Pegaso in 1983, To Iveco in 1992 |
| Sentinel | Glasgow, Shrewsbury | 1906-57 | To Transport Vehicles (Warrington) in 1957 |
| Shefflex | Sheffield | 1914-35 | |
| Shelvoke & Drewry (Shelvoke-Dempster from 1984) | Letchworth | 1922-1990 | Designs to Dennis |
| Singer Motors Ltd | Birmingham | 1904-74 | To Rootes in 1956 |
| Standard | Coventry | 1903-63 | To Leyland Motors in 1963 |
| Star | Wolverhampton | 1904-28 | Guy Motors in 1928 |
| STD Motors (Sunbeam-Talbot-Durracq) | Wolverhampton | 1919-35 | To Rootes in 1935 |
| Straker-Squire | Bristol, Twickenham | 1906-26 | Folded |
| Straussler | Brentford | 1935-40 | Folded |
| Sunbeam | Wolverhampton | Merged with Clement-Talbot to form Sunbeam Talbot (STD Motors) | To STD Motors in 1919 |
| Talbot | Coventry | 1979-81, from Peugeot, originally Commer etc | To Renault UK in 1981 |
| Thames | Dagenham | 1957 | |
| Thornycroft | Basingstoke | 1896-1961 | To ACV in 1961 |
| Tilling Stevens (TSM from 1930) | Maidstone | 1897-1949 | To Rootes Group in 1949 |
| Triumph | Coventry | 1923-61, part of Standard from 1945 | To Leyland Motors in 1961 |
| Trojan | Croydon | 1920-64 | Folded (1964?) |
| TVW (Transport Vehicles, Warrington) Ltd | Warrington | 1957, took over Sentinel designs | Folded 1961 |
| Unipower | Perivale, Watford | 1934-77 | To AC Cars in 1977, To Alvis in 1994 |
| Vulcan Motors | Southport, Maidstone | 1899-37 | To TSM in 1937, production moved to Maidstone |
| Walker-NCB | Wigan | 1948-66, took over Pagefield | Folded |
| Wolseley | Birmingham | 1901-19 | Products discontinued |
| Yorkshire | Leeds | 1903-38 | Products discontinued, continued as bodybuilder |
| Zwicky | Slough | 1910-70 | Folded |
