{{Short description|Former English automobile manufacturer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2017}} {{Use British English|date=May 2017}} '''Newey''', '''Newey-Aster''', '''Gordon Newey''', '''Gordon Newey Ltd''', '''G.N.L.''' ('''GNL'''), (1907-1920) was a British automobile manufacturer from Birmingham.<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie">Linz, Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.''</ref><ref name="Beaulieu">Georgano: ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.''</ref><ref name="British Cars">Culshaw, Horrobin: ''The Complete Catalogue of British Cars 1895–1975.''</ref>
==History== The company began in 1907 as a sales agency for De Dion-Bouton, Star Motor Company and Siddeley Autocar Company (John Siddeley, 1st Baron Kenilworth).
In 1907 they also manufactured cars using ''Aster'' engines from the French manufacturer, Ateliers de Construction Mecanique l'Aster. These were marketed as ''Newey-Asters''.
In 1913 the company manufactured its own design which was branded and marketed as ''Newey''.
From 1916 to 1919 vehicles were marketed as ''G.N.L.'' (''GNL'').
In 1921 production ended and the last cars were sold in 1923.
==Cars==
===Newey-Aster=== Newey manufactured three models of motorcar with Aster engines: 10/12 HP, 20/22 HP and 24/30 HP, plus trucks which could carry a 500 kg payload.<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie"/>
===Newey=== In 1913 the 10 HP Newey appeared, a lightweight touring car with a 1,300cc inline four-cylinder side-valve engine and a wheelbase of 2,743 mm.<ref name="Beaulieu"/>
In 1915 the Newey 10/18 HP used a smaller body (wheelbase 2,591 mm) fitted with a larger 1.5 litre engine.<ref name="Beaulieu"/>
1918 replaced this the Newey 10/12 HP, also with a 1.5-liter engine, but with the longer wheelbase of 10 HP. This car was built until the cessation of production in 1921. [3]
In 1919 a new 1.8-litre four-cylinder 11/15 HP model topped the range. It was available for three years.<ref name="British Cars"/>
In 1920 the final model was introduced, the Newey 11.9 HP with a 1.6 litre, four-cylinder side-valve engine. Its wheelbase was 2591 mm.<ref name="British Cars"/>
After World War I the Newey 12/15 HP was introduced with a 1,750cc Chapuis-Dornier engine.<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie"/><ref name="Beaulieu"/>
Although most models were available after the First World War, the production numbers were low .
===G.N.L.=== Between 1916 and 1919 obtaining engines from France was difficult, so Gordon Newey imported 2.4 litre four-cylinder engines from the United States, possibly from Continental Motors Company, for the two-seater and four-seater vehicles.<ref name="Beaulieu"/>
==Models== {| class="wikitable" ! Brand||Model ||Construction period||Cylinder||Capacity||Wheelbase||Text||Source |- |Newey-Aster||10/12 HP||1907–1907|||||||| Aster engine ||<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie" /> |- |Newey-Aster||20/22 HP||1907–1907|||||| || Aster engine ||<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie" /> |- |Newey-Aster||24/30 HP||1907–1907|||||||| Aster engine ||<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie" /> |- |Newey||10 HP||1913–1916|| 4 cylinder ||1327 cm<sup>3</sup>||2743 mm|| Aster engine ||<ref name="British Cars" /> |- |Newey||10/18 HP||1915–1919|| 4 cylinder ||1526 cm<sup>3</sup>||2591 mm||||<ref name="British Cars" /> |- |G.N.L. ||||1916–1919|| 4 cylinder ||2400 cm<sup>3</sup>|||| Motor aus den USA||<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie" /><ref name="Beaulieu" /> |- |Newey||10/12 HP||1918–1921|| 4 cylinder ||1505 cm<sup>3</sup>||2743 mm||||<ref name="British Cars" /> |- |Newey||11/15 HP||1919–1921|| 4 cylinder ||1795 cm<sup>3</sup>||2743 mm||||<ref name="British Cars" /> |- |Newey||12/15 HP||etwa 1919–1921|| 4 cylinder ||1750 cm<sup>3</sup>||||Motor von Chapuis-Dornier||<ref name="Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie" /><ref name="Beaulieu" /> |- |Newey||11.9 HP||1920–1921|| 4 cylinder ||1557 cm<sup>3</sup>||2591 mm||||<ref name="British Cars" /> |}
==See also== * List of car manufacturers of the United Kingdom
==References== {{reflist}}
== Other sources == * Harald Linz, Halwart Schrader: ''Die Internationale Automobil-Enzyklopädie.'' United Soft Media Verlag, München 2008, {{ISBN|978-3-8032-9876-8}}. * George Nick Georgano : ''The Beaulieu Encyclopedia of the Automobile.'' Volume 2: ''G–O.'' Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, Chicago 2001, {{ISBN|1-57958-293-1}}. (English)
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