Alvis Ltd
Other Business Names:
- John, T G, & Co Ltd
- Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd
- Rover Car Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Aeroengines & components production
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Mechanical engineering
Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle engines & components production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Established 1919 as T G John & Co Ltd. Initially engine builders but soon built cars. Red triangle used as trademark. 1921 renamed Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd and in 1936 Alvis Ltd. From 1939 made aeroengines and military vehicles. 1965 Rover Co Ltd took a controlling interest. Ceased car making in 1967 and military vehicle activities sold to United Scientific Holdings Ltd in 1981 and acquired in 2004 by BAE Systems Plc
Publications:
- Advertising Alvis, 1920-1966 by Young, Daniel
- Alvis Car, 1920-1966 by Day, K R
- Alvis Cars, 1946-1967. The post war years by Fox, John
- Alvis. The post-war cars by Williams, John Price
- Alvis. The story of the red triangle by Day, Kenneth
- L'Alvis Stalwart by Gillono, Claude
- 'Leonides'. The Alvis aero engine by Probert, Roy
- The Alvis Story. 75th anniversary, 1919-1994 by Unknown
- Vintage Alvis by Hull, Peter, & N R Johnson
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- John, T G, & Co Ltd
- Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd
- Rover Car Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Aeroengines & components production
- Mechanical engineering Armaments & ammunition production exc warships, aircraft, cannon, hand guns and cartridges, swords, etc
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Established 1919 as T G John & Co Ltd. Initially engine builders but soon built cars. Red triangle used as trademark. 1921 renamed Alvis Car & Engineering Co Ltd and in 1936 Alvis Ltd. From 1939 made aeroengines and military vehicles. 1965 Rover Co Ltd took a controlling interest. Ceased car making in 1967 and military vehicle activities sold to United Scientific Holdings Ltd in 1981 and acquired in 2004 by BAE Systems PlcPublications:
- Advertising Alvis, 1920-1966 by Young, Daniel
- Alvis Car, 1920-1966 by Day, K R
- Alvis Cars, 1946-1967. The post war years by Fox, John
- Alvis. The post-war cars by Williams, John Price
- Alvis. The story of the red triangle by Day, Kenneth
- L'Alvis Stalwart by Gillono, Claude
- 'Leonides'. The Alvis aero engine by Probert, Roy
- The Alvis Story. 75th anniversary, 1919-1994 by Unknown
- Vintage Alvis by Hull, Peter, & N R Johnson