The Rootes Group or Rootes Motors Limited was a British automobile manufacturer and, separately, a major motor distributors and dealers business. Run from London's West End, the manufacturer was based in the Midlands and the distribution and... Wikipedia
Founded: 1913, Hawkhurst, United Kingdom
Founder: William Rootes, 1st Baron Rootes
Headquarters: London, United Kingdom
Defunct: 1971; 53 years ago
Parent: Chrysler Europe (1967–71)