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| - This Article is from the Wikipedia article and the whole thing needs a re write as it disjointed, but fill a gap for a noted UK firm. Seddon Atkinson was a manufacturer of trucks based in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England. It is now wholly owned by IVECO who have used the brand latterly for certain specialised vehicles in the United Kingdom. Seddon Atkinson Vehicles Limited was formed after Atkinson Vehicles Ltd was acquired by Seddon Diesel Vehicles Ltd in 1970. It was subsequently bought in 1974 by the American firm International Harvester Corporation, was later by Spanish firm Enasa, and it is now owned by Italian IVECO subsidiary of Fiat. The model ranges currently produced are EuroMover, Pacer and Strato, aimed at refuse collection, recycling and construction operators. The range is sold across the UK by a network of 13 distributors, comprising a mix of dedicated Seddon Atkinson dealers together with dealers who also sell IVECO models. Recent Seddon Atkinson vehicles are readily identifiable from other IVECO products because of the company's former Atkinson logo, a large A within a circle, usually in chrome (or chrome-effect) on the radiator grille. The circular Atkinson logo dated from 1937, having largely replaced the 'Knight Of The Road' badge of earlier Atkinsons. (Bit of Badge Engineering ?)
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