| Industry: | Automotive | ||
| Founded : | 1987 (spun off from British Leyland) | ||
| Headquarters : | ? | ||
| Products: | Buses | ||
| Founded by : | British Leyland | ||
| List of Leyland buses | |||
Leyland Bus was a British bus and train manufacturer. It was spun off from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) in 1987 as a management buyout of the bus business. Later, in 1988 it was sold to Volvo Buses. The Leyland name disappeared in 1993.
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History
- 1896 Formed as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company.
- 1907 The name was changed to Leyland Motors.
- 1968 Merger with British Motor Holdings to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC).
- 1975 BLMC was nationalised and became British Leyland (BL).
- 1986 British Leyland changed its name to Rover Group.
- 1987 The bus business of Rover Group became independent as Leyland Bus following a management buyout.
- 1988 The business was acquired by Volvo Buses.
- 1993 Volvo discontinues Leyland ending all production of the buses and the Workington factory, where they were built.
Products
List of Leyland buses
Competitors
Further reading
British Leyland
Volvo Buses
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