Coventry

:For alternative meanings see: Coventry (disambiguation)

Economy

Coventry has long been a centre of motor and cycle manufacturing, dating back from 1896, the car and cycle industry has been a strong centre point for this town. Starting out with some less familiar names such as Coventry Motette, Great Horseless Carriage Co, Swift and more familiar names like Humber, Riley and Daimler and the Triumph motorcycle having its origins in 1902 in a Coventry factory. Although the motor industry has declined, the Jaguar

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Humber - Riley - Daimler - Triumph motorcycle - 1902 - Jaguar

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company has its headquarters and a factory in the city, and a large Peugeot car factory is located in Ryton just outside the city. The famous London black cab taxis are also produced in Coventry by LTI

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Peugeot - Ryton - Black cab taxis - LTI

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Coventry's main industries include: cars, electronic equipment, machine tools, agricultural machinery, man-made fibres, aerospace components and telecommunications equipment.

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Coventry is becoming increasingly important as a university city, being the home of the University of Warwick and Coventry University.

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University of Warwick - Coventry University

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