Bedford Vehicles

Bedford Vehicles, usually shortened to just Bedford, was a brand of vehicle produced by Vauxhall Motors. It was ultimately owned by General Motors (GM). The brand was established in 1930 and built commercial vehicles. Bedford Vehicles was a leading international lorry brand. It had substantial export sales of light, medium, and heavy lorries throughout the world. It was GM Europe's most profitable venture for several years.

Bedford Vehicles

Company type	Division
Industry	Automotive
Founded	1931; 94 years ago (1931)
Founder	Vauxhall Motors
Defunct	1986; 39 years ago (1986)
Fate	Divested into IBC Vehicles and AWD Trucks
Successor	AWD Trucks IBC Vehicles
Headquarters	Luton , England
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Bus chassis Military vehicles Trucks Light commercial vehicles
Parent	Vauxhall Motors

Bedford's core heavy trucks business was sold off as AWD Ltd in 1987 but the Bedford brand continued to be used on light commercial vehicles and car-derived vans based on Vauxhall/Opel, Isuzu and Suzuki designs. The brand was retired in 1991. After this, GM Europe's light commercial vehicles were branded as either Vauxhall or Opel, depending on the market.