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It gave its name to the British Leyland Motor Corporation, formed when it merged with British Motor Holdings in 1968, to become British Leyland after being nationalised. British Leyland later changed its name to simply BL, then in 1986 to Rover Group.
Jan 17, 2018 · BL50 : How the great merger happened. 17 January 2018 Keith Adams 11. As part of the series marking 50 years of British Leyland, Keith Adams picks through the numbers and recalls the views of the major players, to describe fully the merger between Leyland Motors and British Motor Corporation. Fifty years ago, the deal was laced with optimism ...
British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC), following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings.
The Rover Group plc was the British vehicle manufacturing conglomerate known as "BL plc" until 1986 (formerly British Leyland ), which had been a state-owned company since 1975. [2] .
Feb 26, 2018 · The Telegraph's top ten British Leyland cars. 1968 Jaguar XJ6. A Jaguar that embodied the very best of the marque’s previous keynote post-war saloons from the Mk7 and the Mk2 to the Mk10. In...
Jan 22, 2007 · The British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC), was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968. Ultimately it would become nationalised as British Leyland, often referred to as just BL. In 1986 it was renamed to Rover Group . History.
Aug 23, 2020 · Home. Episodes. Clips. Listen now. The Collapse of British Leyland. Kirsty Wark brings together management, workers and union leaders from the strife-torn car giant British Leyland. Show...
