The company survived only until 1976 when British Leyland ran out of money and the almost new Authi plant was sold to the SEAT car company after the failure of a bid for it from General Motors.
A empresa sobreviviu ata 1976, cando British Leyland quedouse sen diñeiro e a nova planta de Authi foi vendida á SEAT tras fracasar o intento de vendela a General Motors.