▁more ▁efficient ▁for ▁production ▁of ▁new ▁Morris es ▁to ▁be ▁moved ▁to ▁Cow ley ▁in ▁Oxford . ▁By ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁production ▁was ▁cent red ▁at ▁Cow ley ▁and ▁the ▁Ward ▁End ▁Works ▁were ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁produ ctions ▁of ▁N uff ield ▁Group ▁products . ▁Following ▁the ▁formation ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Motor ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 , ▁parts ▁were ▁also ▁made ▁there ▁for ▁Austin - He ale y ▁Spr ite , ▁and ▁the ▁Wol se ley ▁ 1 5 0 0 / R iley ▁ 1 . 5 ▁tw ins . ▁The ▁formation ▁of ▁British ▁Ley land ▁resulted ▁in ▁the ▁plant ▁being ▁red es ign ated ▁the ▁Austin ▁Morris ▁division ' s ▁Trans mission ▁Plant . ▁ 4 , 4 0 0 ▁workers ▁were ▁employed ▁on ▁site . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁Ad der ley ▁Park ▁plant ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁all ▁vehicle ▁production ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁Common ▁Lane ▁works . ▁During ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 8 0 s ▁there ▁was ▁a ▁fire ▁at ▁the ▁factory ▁however ▁no ▁other ▁problems ▁sur fac ed . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁Fre ight ▁R over ▁became ▁Ley land - D AF ▁V ans , ▁which ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁L D V ▁Group ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 . ▁Today ▁the ▁site ▁covers ▁ ▁and ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁ownership ▁of ▁L D V ▁with ▁B rom ford ▁House ▁being ▁used ▁as ▁the ▁company ' s ▁headquarters . ▁The ▁works ▁have