Nelson plant to assemble Minis
PA Nelson | Assembling of about 1500 Minis annually will start ■ this year at the Nelson plant of the New Zealand Motor Corporation. Ltd. The plant’s manager (Mr R. Harding) said yesterday! that Nelson-assembled Minis; will be for customers in the; South Island and the south-; ern North Island “Because of the demand! for the cars and to reduce | distribution costs, it has been decided to supplement: Mini production traditionally done at the corporation’s! Panmure, plant,” said Mr; Harding. "We expect produc-l
iltion at Nelson to start in three or four months. i "We will be taking on •more staff, possibly 40 to 50,” he said. This will increase total staff to 330.” Production at Nelson will ensure greater reliability of; delivery in the South Island] I ai.u make worth-while sav-| lings on distribution costs,' ■ said Mr Harding. i The Nelson plant is at] I present assembling the Aus-| tin Princess and Land-] Rovers. Production has also : begun on the Rover saloon, the 3500 SDI. ] A run of Bristol bus chassis is also being assemibled for the Christchurch ■iCity Council. -
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