10-857: [REDACTED] Look up Rootes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rootes may refer to: People [ edit ] Baron Rootes , a peerage in the United Kingdom Jamey Rootes (1966-2022), American sports executive Maurice Rootes (1917–1997), British film editor William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes (1894–1964), founder of the Rootes Group William Geoffrey Rootes (1917–1992), 2nd Baron Rootes Companies [ edit ] Rootes Group , British car and commercial vehicle manufacturer founded by William Edward Rootes Rootes Arrow ,
20-624: A badge engineered range of cars produced by the Rootes Group Rootes Australia , Australian assembler of Rootes Group vehicles Rootes Aircraft Factory , located at RAF Speke during the Second World War See also [ edit ] Root (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rootes . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
30-468: A badge engineered range of cars produced by the Rootes Group Rootes Australia , Australian assembler of Rootes Group vehicles Rootes Aircraft Factory , located at RAF Speke during the Second World War See also [ edit ] Root (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Rootes . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
40-706: The Humber brand, however assembly of the Hillman Arrow and Hunter range was commenced in early 1967. Chrysler Australia also utilised Port Melbourne for assembly of the Dodge Phoenix from 1968 and Mitsubishi 's Galant from 1971. The last Hillman Hunter was produced in November 1972, and, with Dodge Phoenix and Galant assembly transferred to Tonsley Park in South Australia at the end of 1972,
50-506: The company had gained a 5.4% share of the local market and subsequently announced plans to create a full local manufacturing facility. A 35-hectare site was acquired for this purpose at Harrisfield (now known as Noble Park ), near Dandenong in Victoria. However, the proposed plant was never built. Hillman, Humber and Singer models were assembled successfully for a number of years. The company also produced models which were hybrids of
60-608: The 💕 [REDACTED] Look up Rootes in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rootes may refer to: People [ edit ] Baron Rootes , a peerage in the United Kingdom Jamey Rootes (1966-2022), American sports executive Maurice Rootes (1917–1997), British film editor William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes (1894–1964), founder of the Rootes Group William Geoffrey Rootes (1917–1992), 2nd Baron Rootes Companies [ edit ] Rootes Group , British car and commercial vehicle manufacturer founded by William Edward Rootes Rootes Arrow ,
70-423: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rootes&oldid=1143879654 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rootes From Misplaced Pages,
80-434: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rootes&oldid=1143879654 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Rootes Australia Rootes Australia
90-590: The three makes. By the mid-1960s, falling sales and an ageing model line-up meant the Rootes Group was in trouble both in Britain and Australia. In December 1965, Rootes Australia was merged with Chrysler Australia . Assembly operations were continued at the Port Melbourne facility and Hillman cars, Humber cars and Commer trucks were now sold by Chrysler dealers. Chrysler was quick to phase out
100-671: Was the Australian affiliate of the Rootes Group , a British motor vehicle manufacturing company. The company was formed immediately after the Second World War initially operating as an importing and distribution firm. In 1946, it began assembling Hillman Minx vehicles at Port Melbourne, Victoria . This was the first instance of a British motor manufacturer establishing a production line in Australia. By 1954,
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