Motor Traction Limited manufactured Rutland motor lorries at Rutland Works, Vulcan Way,

New Addington New Addington is an area of South London, England, within the London Borough of Croydon. It is located 5 miles south east of Croydon and is adjacent to the Greater London boundary with Surrey. History Until the 1930s, the area now known as New ...

, England. The lorries, capacities between 3 tons and 15 tons, and passenger chassis were built to an operator's specific requirements using the major components of other manufacturers. They first exhibited at the 1956 Commercial Motor Show. The business operated from 1951 to 1958, at first from

Croydon Croydon is a large town in South London, England, south of Charing Cross. Part of the London Borough of Croydon, a Districts of England, local government district of Greater London; it is one of the largest commercial districts in Greater Lond ...

. An earlier name for the business was Waggon Rutland Limited. Vehicles were often marked MTN. The shareholders chose to liquidate the company in 1958.'' The Accountant'' volume 138 part 2 Lafferty Publications 1958

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{{auto-company-stub Defunct companies based in Surrey Defunct bus manufacturers of the United Kingdom Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England Defunct truck manufacturers of the United Kingdom Motor vehicle manufacturers based in London Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1951 Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1958 1951 establishments in England 1958 disestablishments in England