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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.
Leyland Motors Limited (later known as the Leyland Motor Corporation) was an English vehicle manufacturer of lorries, buses and trolleybuses. The company diversified into car manufacturing with its acquisitions of Triumph and Rover in 1960 and 1967, respectively.
Formed on 13 May 1968, British Leyland was, for a time, the second biggest car company outside the US (after VW).
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] It initially included the Austin Rover Group car business (comprising the Austin, Rover, Mini and MG marques), Land Rover Group, Freight Rover vans and Leyland Trucks.
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.
Aug 30, 2024 · British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd., historic British automotive corporation. It was formed through the 1968 merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd. and Leyland Motor Corp. Ltd. to create the entities known as British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd. (1968–75), and British Leyland Limited (1975–78). It was renamed BL PLC in 1978.
Feb 26, 2018 · Here we present the 10 greatest achievements of the British Leyland years – as well as five that have come to epitomise its darkest days – together with links to original footage or ...
Jun 16, 2020 · British Leyland. Increasingly, the British automotive industry was dominated by a multi-brand conglomerate which gradually absorbed more and more of the country’s car companies. Called The British Motor Corporation (BMC) upon formation in 1952, it comprised the Austin, Morris, MG, Riley and Wolseley marques.
Oct 31, 2018 · British Leyland ad from 1979. The Hyundai Pony went to Britain in 1981. After signing a three-year contract, he created the Hyundai Pony for 1975.
Below is a list of all British Leyland Motor Corporation cars & models that have come out so far. This British Leyland Motor Corporation vehicle model list includes photos of British Leyland Motor Corporation vehicles along with release dates and body types of each car.
