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Commer, Luton (England)

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Koncern: Rootes Group

Firmaet grundlagt: 1905

Produktion 19??: -

Internetadresse: www.

Firmaets postadresse: Commercial Car Company, Biscot Road, Luton, England

Commer was a British manufacturer of commercial vehicles which existed from 1905 until 1979.

The company was formed as the Commercial Car Company based in small premises in Lavender Hill, South London. In order to go into volume production a site was bought at Biscot Road, Luton, where production of the first truck, the 3 ton RC type started in 1907. In 1909 the first bus was made. With the outbreak of First World War the factory turned to the manufacture of military vehicles for the British Army and by 1919 over 3000 had been made.

In 1926, after being in receivership several times, Commer was taken over by Humber, which in 1931 became part of the Rootes Group.

Commer was later famous as a maker of vans for the British Post Office, something which it did up until the end of its existence. The Commer name was replaced by the Dodge name during the 1970s following Rootes' takeover by Chrysler Europe.

Unfortunately, Commer did not survive the collapse of Chrysler's European division in 1978 as Peugeot took over. The factory, however, was run in partnership with the truck division of Renault who continued to produce the Dodge range for some time, with Renault badges, eventually switching production to Renault truck and bus engines in the early 1990s. (kilde: Wikipedia)