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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.
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 .
Jul 24, 2023 · Once the pride of Britain's automobile industry, British Leyland became a symbol of industrial decline and corporate failure. This documentary explores the i...
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Jun 4, 2024 · British Leyland: a reliable source of jokes for ‘Fawlty Towers’, Private Eye and anyone searching for a symbol of a failing Britain in the 1970s.
Jan 17, 2018 · Learn how the British government brokered the deal between Leyland Motors and British Motor Corporation to create the second largest motor manufacturing group outside the US. Find out the challenges, benefits and consequences of the merger that formed British Leyland.
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Jun 23, 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.
