Standard Motor Company

Standard-Triumph International Limited
Formerly	The Standard Motor Company Limited
Industry	Automobile
Founded	1903 in Coventry, UK
Founder	Reginald Walter Maudslay
Defunct	1968 (British Leyland)
Fate	1960 purchased by Leyland Motors; 1968 merged into British Leyland;
Headquarters	Canley, Coventry, England
Key people	Reginald Walter Maudslay; Sir John Black;
Products	Motor vehicles and Ferguson tractors
Brands	Standard, Triumph, Ferguson
Parent	1903-1960 independent; 1960-1968 Leyland Motors;

The Standard Motor Company Limited was a motor vehicle manufacturer, founded in Coventry, England, in 1903 by Reginald Walter Maudslay. For many years, it manufactured Ferguson TE20 tractors powered by its Vanguard engine. All Standard's tractor assets were sold to Massey Ferguson in 1959. Standard purchased Triumph in 1945 and in 1959 officially changed its name to Standard-Triumph International and began to put the Triumph brand name on all its products. A new subsidiary took the name The Standard Motor Company Limited and took over the manufacture of the group's products.

The Standard name was last used in Britain in 1963, and in India in 1988.

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