About the marque
- Founded
- 1934
- Headquarters
- Aldwych, United Kingdom
Universal Power Drives Ltd was a British vehicle manufacturer based in Aintree Road, Perivale, Middlesex. Started in 1934 as 4x4 forestry vehicle manufacturer, later company started manufacturing commercial trucks, the company was acquired by Caterpillar Inc a Illinois based American construction and mining equipment manufacturer in 1977. Later Alvis plc, a London based vehicle manufacturer, acquired the company in 1994 and rebranded it to Alvis-Unipower.
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