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Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry, England. From 1919–1967 in addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. After becoming a subsidiary of Rover in 1965, car manufacturing was ended but armoured vehicle manufacture continued. Alvis became part of British Leyland and then in 1982 was sold to United Scientific Holdings which renamed itself Alvis plc

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  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd
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  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry, England. From 1919–1967 in addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. After becoming a subsidiary of Rover in 1965, car manufacturing was ended but armoured vehicle manufacture continued. Alvis became part of British Leyland and then in 1982 was sold to United Scientific Holdings which renamed itself Alvis plc
Products
  • Automobiles, military vehicles, aircraft engines
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defunct
  • 1967(xsd:integer)
location country
  • England
Logo
  • Alvis logo.png
Name
  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd
Type
  • Private company
Caption
  • Alvis for Individuality
Area served
  • Worldwide
intl
  • yes
location-city
  • Coventry
Foundation
  • 1919(xsd:integer)
  • Coventry, England
Key people
  • William M. Dunn
  • A.F. Varney
  • Geoffrey de Freville
  • George Thomas Smith-Clarke
  • John Joseph Parkes
  • Thomas George John
  • (Chairman and Managing Director, 19191944)
  • (Chairman and Managing Director, 19461973)
  • (Chief Engineer and General Manager, 19221950)
  • (Chief Engineer, Aero Engine Division, 19221972)
  • (Chief Engineer, Vehicle Division, 19221959)
Founder
Homepage
Industry
Successor
Locations
  • Production locations:
  • (Coventry, England:)
abstract
  • Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd was a British manufacturing company in Coventry, England. From 1919–1967 in addition to automobiles designed for the civilian market, the company also produced racing cars, aircraft engines, armoured cars and other armoured fighting vehicles. After becoming a subsidiary of Rover in 1965, car manufacturing was ended but armoured vehicle manufacture continued. Alvis became part of British Leyland and then in 1982 was sold to United Scientific Holdings which renamed itself Alvis plc
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