Daimler Co Ltd
Other Business Names:
- Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd
- Daimler, Gottleib
- British Motor Syndicate Ltd
- Daimler Motor Co Ltd
- Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd
- BSA Ltd
- Associated Daimler Co Ltd
- Associated Equipment Co Ltd
- Daimler Hire Ltd
- Lanchester Motor Co Ltd
- Jaguar Cars Ltd
- British Leyland Motor Corp 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
Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1893 and formation of Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd to acquire British and Empire patent rights to Gottleib Daimler's petrol engine. c1895 rights acquired by British Motor Syndicate Ltd and in 1896 Daimler Motor Co Ltd formed to exploit them at Coventry. Reconstructed 1904. Made cars, buses and other commercial vehicles and military vehicles especially in wartime. 1910 acquired by the Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd when known as Daimler Co Ltd. 1926-28 formed Associated Daimler Co Ltd with Associated Equipment Co Ltd to market commercial vehicles. Daimler Hire Ltd formed to hire out cars. 1931 acquired Lanchester Motor Co Ltd. 1960 acquired by Jaguar Cars Ltd and subsequently subsumed into British Leyland
Publications:
- Coventry Motor Industry. Birth to renaissance by Thoms, David W, & Tom Donnelly
- Daimler by Townsin, Alan
- Daimler and Lanchester. A century of motoring history by Long, Brian
- Daimler and Lanchester. An illustrated history by Freeman, Tony
- Daimler Century. The full history of Britain's oldest car maker by Montagu of Beaulieu, Lord
- Daimler Days. A celebration of 100 years of Daimler motor cars. Vol 1, 1896-1930; Vol 2, 1931-96 by Smith, Brian E
- Daimler Days, Volume 3. More than a celebration of 100 years of Daimler motor cars by Smith, Brian E
- 'Daimler' in Case History. The story of Jaguar Cars Ltd and its subsidiary companies by Unknown
- Daimler of Coventry by Unknown
- 'Daimler. 'Prestige motoring in the modern manner'' in H Stevenson, British Car Advertising of the 1960s by Stevenson, Heon
- Daimler. The first 75 years, 1896 to 1971 by Unknown
- Daimler Tradition by Smith, Brian E
- Ensuring Quality by Unknown
- Forty Years of Progress. The story of Daimler, Lanchester and BSA motor cars by Prioleau, John
- Record of Fifty Years of the Daimler Company. Daimler, 1896-1946 by Nixon, St John C
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd
- Daimler, Gottleib
- British Motor Syndicate Ltd
- Daimler Motor Co Ltd
- Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd
- BSA Ltd
- Associated Daimler Co Ltd
- Associated Equipment Co Ltd
- Daimler Hire Ltd
- Lanchester Motor Co Ltd
- Jaguar Cars Ltd
- British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Coventry, Coventry, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Traced origins to 1893 and formation of Daimler Motor Syndicate Ltd to acquire British and Empire patent rights to Gottleib Daimler's petrol engine. c1895 rights acquired by British Motor Syndicate Ltd and in 1896 Daimler Motor Co Ltd formed to exploit them at Coventry. Reconstructed 1904. Made cars, buses and other commercial vehicles and military vehicles especially in wartime. 1910 acquired by the Birmingham Small Arms Co Ltd when known as Daimler Co Ltd. 1926-28 formed Associated Daimler Co Ltd with Associated Equipment Co Ltd to market commercial vehicles. Daimler Hire Ltd formed to hire out cars. 1931 acquired Lanchester Motor Co Ltd. 1960 acquired by Jaguar Cars Ltd and subsequently subsumed into British LeylandPublications:
- Coventry Motor Industry. Birth to renaissance by Thoms, David W, & Tom Donnelly
- Daimler by Townsin, Alan
- Daimler and Lanchester. A century of motoring history by Long, Brian
- Daimler and Lanchester. An illustrated history by Freeman, Tony
- Daimler Century. The full history of Britain's oldest car maker by Montagu of Beaulieu, Lord
- Daimler Days. A celebration of 100 years of Daimler motor cars. Vol 1, 1896-1930; Vol 2, 1931-96 by Smith, Brian E
- Daimler Days, Volume 3. More than a celebration of 100 years of Daimler motor cars by Smith, Brian E
- 'Daimler' in Case History. The story of Jaguar Cars Ltd and its subsidiary companies by Unknown
- Daimler of Coventry by Unknown
- 'Daimler. 'Prestige motoring in the modern manner'' in H Stevenson, British Car Advertising of the 1960s by Stevenson, Heon
- Daimler. The first 75 years, 1896 to 1971 by Unknown
- Daimler Tradition by Smith, Brian E
- Ensuring Quality by Unknown
- Forty Years of Progress. The story of Daimler, Lanchester and BSA motor cars by Prioleau, John
- Record of Fifty Years of the Daimler Company. Daimler, 1896-1946 by Nixon, St John C