The Morris Major and Austin Lancer are passenger car models produced by the British Motor Corporation of Australia (BMC)

British Motor Corporation (Australia)

British Motor Corporation was a motor manufacturing company formed in Australia in 1954 by the merger of the Austin Motor Company and Nuffield Pty Ltd. This followed the merger in 1952 of the Austin Motor Company and the Nuffield Group in the United Kingdom to form the British Motor Corporation...

 between 1958 and 1964. The Morris Major name had been used before by Morris Motors in England, first appearing between 1931 and 1933.
The Major and Lancer evolved though three series (I, II and Elite,) with the first incarnations being badge engineered

Badge engineering

Badge engineering is an ironic term that describes the rebadging of one product as another...

 clones of the contemporary Wolseley 1500 and Riley One-Point-Five

Riley One-Point-Five

The Riley One-Point-Five and similar Wolseley 1500 were motor vehicles based on the Morris Minor floorpan, suspension and steering but fitted with the larger 1489 cc B-Series engine and MG Magnette gearbox...

 models then on sale in the United Kingdom.