Singer was a British automobile manufacturer founded in Coventry, England, in 1905 by George Singer, evolving from an earlier bicycle and motorcycle business. The company occupied a middle tier of the British market, producing small to medium saloons, roadsters, and tourers that were generally well-regarded for their engineering refinement relative to their price class. The Singer Nine, introduced in 1932, became one of the marque's most recognized models, a compact four-cylinder car that found a following among enthusiasts and competed in the popular small-car segment dominated by rivals such as Austin and Morris. Singer was acquired by the Rootes Group in 1956, after which it continued as a badge-engineered marque applied to upmarket variants of Hillman models. The Singer name was phased out in 1970, ending a production run of over six decades.
