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| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Successor | Australian Bus Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Clifford Corporation |
Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (PMCSA) was an Australian bus bodybuilder based in Royal Park, Adelaide.
| | |
| Industry | Bus manufacturing |
|---|---|
| Defunct | 1999 |
| Successor | Australian Bus Manufacturing |
| Headquarters | |
| Parent | Clifford Corporation |
Pressed Metal Corporation South Australia (PMCSA) was an Australian bus bodybuilder based in Royal Park, Adelaide.
The business originally formed as Freighter-Lawton Industries being rebranded Freighter Industries in 1963. [1] It was originally based in Seaton.
In 1975 it was sold to Leyland Australia and rebranded PMCSA moving to a new plant at Royal Park in 1976. [1] In 1991 following the closure of Pressed Metal Corporation in Sydney and the consolidation of operations in Adelaide, PMCSA was renamed PMC Australia. [2] PMCSA was included in the sale of Leyland Australia's (by now renamed JRA Limited) bus businesses to Clifford Corporation in July 1996. [1]
Following the collapse of Clifford Corporation, the plant was sold in 1999 to a consortium of Custom Coaches, Jim Bosnjak and John Hewson and rebranded Australian Bus Manufacturing. [3] [4] Custom Coaches assumed full ownership in 2000. [1] [5]
In the 1980s PMCSA also built the Elwood bus chassis with most being sold to Melbourne operators. [1] [6] [7]
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