What is Bedford Vehicles?
{{Infobox company |name = Bedford Vehicles |logo = Bedford gm logo.png |logo_size = |caption = |type = [[Division (business)|Division]] |genre = |fate = Divested into [[IBC Vehicles]] and [[AWD Trucks]] |predecessor = |successor = [[AWD Trucks]]<br>[[IBC Vehicles]] |foundation = {{Start date and age|1931}} |founder = [[Vauxhall Motors]] |defunct = {{End date and age|1986}} |location_city = [[Luton]] |location_country = England |locations = |area_served = Worldwide |key_people = |industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]] |products = Bus chassis<br>Military vehicles<br>Trucks<br>[[Light commercial vehicle]]s |revenue = |operating_income = |net_income = |num_employees = |parent = [[Vauxhall Motors]] |divisions = |subsid = }} '''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 vehicle]]s. 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's core heavy trucks business was sold off as '''[[AWD Trucks|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. [[Category:Automobile brands]] [[Category:General Motors]]