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Karrier motors started life in 1904 in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, not as Karrier motors but as Clayton and Company. In 1908 they started making Karrier cars and in 1920, changed the name to Karrier Motors Ltd. After a couple of takeover bids in 1934 the Rootes group acquired Karrier into its fold and moved production to Luton, closing the Huddersfield operation. Dodge came to the UK in 1922 and started out importing American Dodge build-ups to build in the UK at a production line in Fulham then to Park Royal and moving production to Kew; Dodges built there were known as Dodge Kews. In 1965 production moved to Dunstable where Commer / Dodge (UK) and Karrier were all brought together and the Dodge Badge started to be used more and by the mid seventies was on all Commer / Karrier / Dodge (UK) built vehicles. In 1970 the Roots Group European arm became Chrysler UK then. It was taken over in 1979 by the Peugeot Talbot group which also included all sorts of makes like Humber Cars. In January 1980 All Commer / Karrier / Dodge vehicles officially became Talbot. Also in 1978 Renault Truck Ind. was created. Peugeot had no interest in truck building and sold it on to Renault in 1981. The 50 series which was the result of the British Government in 1975/76 giving Dodge / Karrier / Commer / Chrysler UK a boost in providing the money to develop a 3.5 to 7.5 tonne range of vehicles to help keep the UK truck building business on an even keel. In 1979 the Dodge 50 Series came out, badged as Chrysler Dodge with a Karrier Motor Company VIN (Vehicle Identification Plate) plate. In 1981 Renault Vehicle Ind. bought the truck building concern from Peugeot Talbot for $1, Badged the vehicles they produced as Dodge with a Renault Truck Ind. or Renault Vehicles Ind. VIN Plate, and the name Karrier was used no more. The Karrier Name is still in the possession of Peugeot and there is talk of the name being reinstated . |
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