# Associated Commercial Vehicles

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{{Short description|British holding company}}
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|foundation       = 1 October 1948
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|industry         = [Automotive](/source/Automotive_industry)
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|subsid           = [AEC](/source/Associated_Equipment_Company)<br>[Charles H Roe](/source/Charles_H_Roe)<br>[Crossley Motors](/source/Crossley_Motors)<br>[Maudslay Motor Company](/source/Maudslay_Motor_Company)<br>[Park Royal Vehicles](/source/Park_Royal_Vehicles)<br>[Thornycroft](/source/Thornycroft)}}

'''Associated Commercial Vehicles''' (ACV) was a [holding company](/source/holding_company) formed on 1 October 1948 when [Associated Equipment Company](/source/Associated_Equipment_Company) purchased [Crossley Motors](/source/Crossley_Motors) and [Maudslay Motor Company](/source/Maudslay_Motor_Company).<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/10th-september-1948/28/aec-group-to AEC Group to be Reorganised] ''[Commercial Motor](/source/Commercial_Motor)'' 10 September 1948</ref> In 1949 ACV took control of coachbuilding firm [Park Royal Vehicles](/source/Park_Royal_Vehicles), along with its subsidiary [Charles H. Roe](/source/Charles_H._Roe), followed in 1961 by [Thornycroft](/source/Thornycroft).<ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/29th-april-1949/9/cv-park-royal-share-exchange Park Royal Stock Exchange] ''Commercial Motor'' 29 April 1949</ref><ref>[http://archive.commercialmotor.com/article/24th-august-1962/26/leyland-acv-merger-approved Leyland-ACV Merger Approved] ''Commercial Motor'' 24 August 1962</ref> In 1962, ACV was purchased by [Leyland Motors](/source/Leyland_Motors)<ref>{{cite book|title=Companion to Road Passenger Transport History|year=2013|publisher=Roads & Road Transport History Association|location=Walsall|isbn=9780955287633|page=32}}</ref>

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Category:Associated Equipment Company
Category:Holding companies of the United Kingdom
Category:Holding companies established in 1948
Category:Manufacturing companies disestablished in 1962
Category:1948 establishments in England
Category:1962 disestablishments in England
Category:British companies disestablished in 1962
Category:British companies established in 1948

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