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General Motors New Zealand, Lower Hutt

General Motors' New Zealand plant in the Hutt Valley, which built welded LP2 and LP2A carriers from late 1941 — about 1,170 of them.

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2VEHICLES IN THE REGISTRY—FOUNDED1940–1960VEHICLE YEARSClosedSTATUS

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History

The carriers followed the Australian LP2 design with minor changes for local requirements. Some went to United States forces in the Pacific and about ten to the Free French. Wikipedia gives about 1,300 New Zealand-built carriers in all.

Vickers-Armstrongss built by General Motors New Zealand, Lower Hutt

2 records in this registry. Each opens its full registry page.
LP2 carrier (New Zealand) — no image yetLP2 carrier (New Zealand)1941 · Universal Carrier (1940–60) · LP2 carrier (New Zealand) · builtUniversal Carrier (1940–60) — photographUniversal Carrier (1940–60)1940–60 · built

Sources & citations

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Maker record updated 2026-09-24 · status: draft