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Nevertheless, new cars registered during 1917 show rather more than 90% of New Zealand's cars originated in North America [c] During World War I the tariff on car bodies was reduced to 10% but the same rate was also imposed on the previously free chassis. Import statistics of the time provide different quantities for bodies and more numerous ...
The Freeway was marketed in New Zealand as both the Austin Freeway and the Morris Freeway, allowing the separate Austin and Morris dealerships in that country to sell the model. [1] The Freeway name was subsequently used on the New Zealand market for the BMC ADO17, [5] (with the BMC brand instead of Austin or Morris this time around). [citation ...
BMC Australia continued to trade as a division of the new company [13] but had been renamed the Austin Morris Division by 1970. [14] The company name was changed yet again in 1972 when it became the Leyland Motor Corporation of Australia, [2] with the Austin Morris Division carried across to the new company. [15]
A white Morris Tasman X6 is preserved at the Wanaka Transport Museum, in New Zealand. Fittingly, while the cars themselves are moved constantly around the museum, it is always shown parked alongside an Austin 1800. Two Austin Tasman utility vehicles were built, one served as a 'work hack' for Leyland Australia while the other was crash tested.
The Morris Marina was a popular car on the New Zealand market, imported by the New Zealand Motor Corporation. Imports began with built-up British-sourced saloons and coupes (in 1.3- and 1.8-litre forms) in 1971. Local assembly of Australian-sourced (E-Series engines) models began in 1972 after the release of the Marinas there.
WRM Motors Ltd began in 1912 when bicycle manufacturer William Morris moved on from the sale, hire, and repair of cars to car manufacturing. He planned a new light car assembled from bought-in components. In this way he was able to retain ownership by keeping within the bounds of his own capital resources. A factory was opened in 1913 at former ...
Due to the isolation of Australia, it was more practical for Australia to make their own cars. [10] The Highland was one of the first types of automobiles to be offered for sale in Australia, firstly in 1894 as a primitive motorised tricycle, then two years later as a four-wheeled, two-seater vehicle using bicycle components. [11]
Morris JB van of 1957. The Morris-Commercial J-type is a 10 cwt (0.5 ton) van launched by Morris Commercial in 1949 and produced until 1961. Subsequent to the formation of the British Motor Corporation in 1952, by the merger of Morris' parent company, the Nuffield Organization, and Austin, the Commercial part of the name was dropped and the van was marketed as the Morris J-type from 1954 on.