Leyland Bus

Leyland Bus

Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly "British Leyland") as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses and the name disappeared in 1993.

History

* 1896 Formed as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company.
* 1907 Name 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 BL 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.

See also

* List of Leyland buses
* Leyland Motors Ltd
* Ashok Leyland
* Leyland Trucks
* Volvo Buses

References

* cite web
title = History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 1
url = http://www.madeinpreston.co.uk/Road/leylandinfo.html
accessed = 2006-06-15
* cite web
title = History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 2
url = http://www.madeinpreston.co.uk/Road/leylandinfo1.html
accessed = 2006-06-15


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