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Manganese Bronze Holdings PLC is an Engineering company based in Coventry , England . The company manufactures a range of Automotive parts, but is most famous for manufacturing London Black Taxi s. Manganese Bronze Holdings is split into four divisions:
HISTORY Villiers Engineering Ltd, a small-engine and motorcycle company was taken over in the early 1960s by Manganese Bronze Bearings Ltd as it was. Manganese Bronze Holdings Ltd bought AMC (Associated Motorcycles) owners of the Norton , AJS and Matchless motorcycle marques in 1964. This combined with the Villiers concerns to give Norton-Villiers. Manganese Bronze absorbed BSA , best known for their motorcycles, in 1973 as part of a rescue plan initiated by the Government. The BSA interests were largely divested and the Triumph elements of the motorcycle production combined with the others to form Norton-Villiers-Triumph (NVT). Taxi production history The classic FX3, predecessor to the FX4 was built by Carbodies , a car body builder in partnership with Mann & Overton and Austin . The FX3 taxi with an Austin badge was produced in 1948. More than 7,000 taxis, mainly destined for London were produced over ten years. Carbodies concentrated on producing complete taxis, starting with the FX4 in 1959. They were taken over by Manganese Bronze Holdings plc in 1973. In 1982 Carbodies took over the intellectual rights to the FX4 from British Leyland which had absorbed Austin. The latest model as of 2005 is the TXII introduced in 2002 . It is powered by a Ford Dura Torq 2.4-litre diesel engine and features an integral, fold-down ramp for wheelchairs. It also has an intermediate step and swivel-out seat for passengers with moderate walking difficulties. For people with hearing problems it has an induction loop incorporated in the intercom system. All taxis have the famous 25-foot turning circle. Over 100,000 London Black Taxis have been produced at the Coventry site. External links
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