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British Leyland
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Fate Nationalised in 1975. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government
Name changed to Rover Group in 1986.
Successor Rover Group
Leyland DAF
Founded 1968
Defunct 1986
Location Flag of the United Kingdom England, UK
Industry Car industry
Products 1948 Land Rover (Rover)
1968 Jaguar XJ6 (BLMC)
Rover 800-series/Sterling (ARG)
More here
Key people Lord Stokes
Michael Edwardes
Graham Day
Peak size 250,000 employees
Former Parent British Leyland Ltd from 1975 (later called BL Ltd, BL plc and finally Rover Group plc)

British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC). Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL Leyland DAF was a Commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom, and a division of DAF NV. Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The automotive industry is the industry involved in the design development manufacture marketing and sale of Motor vehicles In 2007 more than 73 million motor vehicles Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar The Jaguar XJ is a luxury sedan sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque The Rover 800 series is an Executive car introduced by the Austin Rover Group in 1986 and also marketed as the Sterling in the United British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC Sir (Judson Graham Day (born 1933 is a Canadian and British Business executive, Lawyer and corporate director who lives in Hantsport Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It was partly nationalised in 1975 with the government creating a new holding company called British Leyland Ltd which became BL Ltd (later BL plc) in 1978. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. [1] [2] It incorporated much of the British owned motor vehicle industry, and held 40% of the UK car market,[3] with roots going back to 1895.

Despite containing profitable marques such as Jaguar, Rover and Land Rover, as well as the best selling Mini, British Leyland had a troubled history. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business The Rover Company was a British Motor vehicle manufacturing company originating in Coventry in 1904 which moved to Solihull after World War II Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 [4] In 1986 it was renamed as the Rover Group, later to become MG Rover Group, which went bankrupt in 2005, bringing an end to mass car production by British owned manufacturers - with MG becoming part of Chinese Nanjing Automobile. Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. MG is a British Sports car brand founded in 1924 MG is best known for two-seat open sports cars but MG also produced saloons and Coupés China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates

Jaguar and Land-Rover (Land-Rover previously owned by BMW) were sold in March 2008 by Ford to TATA Motors of India, who also bought the three brand names: Daimler, Lanchester, and Rover - the intellectual property rights for which had been bought by Shanghei, Nanjing bought MG brand.

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History

BLMC was created in 1968 by the merger of British Motor Holdings (BMH) and Leyland Motor Corporation (LMC), encouraged by Tony Benn as chair of the Industrial Reorganisation Committee created by the Wilson Labour Government (1964–1970). British Motor Holdings Ltd (BMH was a British motor company created in an attempt to halt the decline in Britain's manufacturing base in the 1960s Anthony "Tony" Neil Wedgwood Benn (born 3 April 1925 formerly 2nd Viscount Stansgate, is a British Socialist Politician. [3] At the time, LMC was a successful manufacturer, while BMH was perilously close to collapse. The Government was hopeful LMC's expertise would revive the ailing BMH. The merger combined most of the remaining independent British car manufacturing companies and included car, bus and truck manufacturers and more diverse enterprises including construction equipment, refrigerators, metal casting companies, road surface manufacturers; in all, nearly 100 different companies. The new corporation was arranged into seven divisions under its new chairman, Sir Donald Stokes (formerly the chairman of LMC).

While BMH was the UK's largest car manufacturer (producing over twice as many cars as LMC), it offered a range of dated vehicles, including the Morris Minor which was introduced in 1948 and the Austin Cambridge and Morris Oxford, which dated back to 1959. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September, 1948. See Austin A40 for other A40 models The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models by the Morris Motor Company of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 "Bullnose" Oxford After the merger, Lord Stokes was horrified to find that BMH had no plans to replace these elderly designs. Also, BMH's design efforts immediately prior to the merger had focussed on unfortunate niche market models such as the Austin Maxi (which was underdeveloped and with an appearance hampered by using the doors from the larger Austin 1800) and the Austin 3 litre, which was a car with no discernible place in the market. The Austin Maxi was a medium sized 5-door Hatchback car from British Leyland for the 1970s Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename The Austin 3-Litre was a British Saloon car introduced by British Leyland in 1968

BMH had produced several successful cars, such as the Mini and the Austin/Morris 1100/1300 range (which at the time was the UK's biggest selling car). The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 While these cars had been advanced at the time of their introduction, the Mini was not highly profitable and the 1100/1300 was facing more modern competition.

The lack of attention to development of new mass market models meant that BMH had nothing in the way of new models in the pipeline to effectively compete with popular rivals such as Ford's Escort and Ford Cortina. The Ford Escort is a Small family car manufactured by the Ford Motor Company from 1967 to 2003 The Ford Cortina is a mid sized family car built by Ford of Britain in various guises from 1962 to 1982

Immediately, Lord Stokes instigated plans to design and introduce new models quickly. The first result of this crash program was the Morris Marina in early 1971. The Morris Marina was a car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British It used parts from various BL models with new bodywork to produce BL's mass market competitor. It was one of the strongest selling cars in Britain during the 1970s, although by the end of production in 1980 it was widely regarded as a dismal product which had damaged the company's reputation. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Austin Allegro (replacement for the 1100/1300 ranges), launched in 1973, earned a similarly unwanted reputation over its 10-year production life. The Austin Allegro is a Small family car that was manufactured by British Leyland under the Austin name from 1973 until 1983 Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar.

old BLMC share
old BLMC share

The company became an infamous monument to the industrial turmoil that plagued Britain in the 1970s. This article is about the Decade 1970-1979 For the Year 1970 see 1970. At its peak, BLMC owned nearly 40 different manufacturing plants across the country. Even before the merger BMH had included theoretically competing marques which were in fact selling substantially similar "badge engineered" cars. For a list of vehicles that have been badge engineered see List of badge engineered vehicles. To this was added the competition from yet more, previously LMC marques. Rover competed with Jaguar at the expensive end of the market, and Triumph with its family cars and sports cars against Austin, Morris and MG. The Triumph Motor Company had its origins in 1885 when Siegfried Bettmann (1863-1951 and Moritz (Maurice Schulte from Germany founded Bettmann & The result was a product range which was incoherent and full of duplication. In addition, inconsequent attempts to establish British Leyland as a brand in consumers' minds in and outside the UK, print ads and spots were produced, causing confusion rather than attraction for buyers. This, combined with serious industrial relations problems (principally, the company's relations with hard-line trade unions of the time - which according to files that came to light following the collapse of the Soviet Union, had been infiltrated by the KGB); the 1973 oil crisis; the three-day week; high inflation; and ineffectual management meant that BL became an unmanageable and financially crippled behemoth whose bankruptcy in 1975 was assured. A trade union or labour union is an organization of workers who have banded together to achieve common goals in key areas such as wages hours and working conditions forming The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 KGB ( Transliteration of "КГБ" is the Russian abbreviation of Committee for State Security ( Komityet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosty The 1973 oil crisis began on October 17 1973 when the members of Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC consisting of the Arab members of The Three-Day Week was one of several measures introduced in the United Kingdom by the Conservative Government 1970-1974 to conserve Electricity, the production Bankruptcy is a legally declared inability or impairment of ability of an individual or organization to pay their Creditors Creditors may file a bankruptcy petition against Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar.

Sir Don Ryder was asked to undertake an enquiry into the position of the company, and his report, The Ryder Report, was presented to the government in April 1975. Sydney Thomas Franklin Ryder Baron Ryder of Eaton Hastings ( 16 September 1916 &ndash 12 May 2003) known as Don Ryder was a businessman The Ryder Report was the official report produced for the Government of the United Kingdom in 1975 by Sir Don Ryder, newly appointed head of the UK 's Following the report's recommendations, the organisation was drastically restructured and the Labour Government (1974–1979) took control by creating a new holding company British Leyland Limited (BL) of which the government was the major shareholder. Formation The majority was taken by the Labour Party. Fate Loss of a Motion of no confidence in 1979 precipitated a General Election. The company was now organised into the following four divisions[5]:

  • Construction Equipment – Aveling-Barford, Aveling-Marshall, Barfords of Belton and Goodwin-Barsby
  • Refrigeration – Prestcold
  • Materials Handling – Coventry Climax (incorporating Climax Trucks, Climax Conveyancer and Climax Shawloader)
  • Military Vehicles – Alvis and Self-Changing Gears
  • Print – Nuffield Press (which printed the company's publications) and Lyne & Son

There was positive news for BL at the end of 1976 when its new Rover SD1 executive car was voted European Car of the Year, having gained plaudits for its innovative design. The National Bus Company was a Bus company in England and Wales. Aveling and Porter was a British agricultural engine and steam roller manufacturer Coventry Climax was a British forklift truck, fire pump and speciality Engine manufacturer Alvis Ltd was created when United Scientific Holdings plc acquired the Alvis division of the nationalised vehicle manufacturer BL plc in 1981 Self-Changing Gears was a British company set up and owned equally by Walter Gordon Wilson and John Davenport Siddeley to develop and exploit the Wilson or pre-selector Nuffield Press is a former part of the UK's automotive manufacturer Nuffield Organisation / BMC which still operates today (2008 outside of the automotive industry Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large Executive cars made by British Leyland and its successor Austin Rover from 1976 until 1986 The European Car of the Year award was established in 1964 by a collective of automobile magazines from different countries in Europe.

In 1977 Sir Michael Edwardes was appointed Chief Executive[6] and Leyland Cars was split up into Austin Morris (the volume car business) and Jaguar Rover Triumph (JRT) (the specialist or upmarket division). Michael Edwardes (born October 11, 1930 in South Africa) is a business executive A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator Austin Morris included MG. Land Rover and Range Rover were later separated from JRT to form the Land Rover Group. Land Rover Group (LRG was a division of British Leyland and later the Rover Group which included the brands Land Rover, Range Rover, and JRT later split up into Rover-Triumph and Jaguar Car Holdings (which included Daimler)

In 1978 the company formed a new group for its commercial vehicle interests, BL Commercial Vehicles (BLCV) under managing director David Abell. The following companies moved under this new umbrella:

  • Leyland Vehicles Limited (trucks, tractors and buses)
  • Alvis Limited (military vehicles)
  • Coventry Climax Limited (fork lift trucks and specialist engines)
  • Self-Changing Gears Limited (heavy-duty transmissions)

BLCV and the Land Rover Group later merged to become Land Rover Leyland.

In 1979 British Leyland Ltd was renamed to simply BL Ltd (later BL plc) and its subsidiary which acted as a holding company for all the other companies within the group The British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd to BLMC Ltd. A subsidiary, in business matters is an entity that is controlled by a bigger and more powerful entity A holding company is a company that owns part all or a majority of other companies' outstanding Stock. [7]

BL's fortunes took another much-awaited rise in October 1980 with the launch of the Austin Metro, a modern three-door hatchback which gave buyers a more modern and practical alternative to the iconic but ageing Mini. October events and holidays Children's Book Week ( England) - First Week of October National Day ( China People's Republic Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Austin/MG Metro On 8 October 1980, BL introduced the Austin miniMetro. This went on to be one of the most popular cars in Britain of the 1980s. The 1980s was the decade spanning from January 1 1980 to December 31 1989.

In 1982 most of the car division became the Austin Rover Group marking the end of the Morris and Triumph marques although Jaguar and Daimler remained in a separate company called Jaguar Car Holdings. The Austin Rover Group ( ARG) was a British motor manufacturer

In 1984 Jaguar Cars became independent once more, through a public sale of its shares. Ford subsequently acquired Jaguar. Ford Motor Company is an American Multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on Worldwide vehicle sales, following Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business In 1986 BL changed its name to Rover Group and in 1987 the Trucks Division - Leyland Vehicles merged with the Dutch DAF company to form DAF NV, trading as Leyland DAF in the UK and as DAF in the Netherlands. Rover Group plc was the name that was given by the British government, in 1986 to the state-owned vehicle manufacturer British Leyland or BL DAF Trucks NV is a Dutch Truck manufacturing company and a division of PACCAR. DAF NV was a Commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. Leyland DAF was a Commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in the United Kingdom, and a division of DAF NV. In 1987 the bus business was spun-off into a new company called 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 This was the result of a management buyout who decided to sell the company to the Bus & Truck division of Volvo in 1988. A management buyout ( MBO) is a form of Acquisition where a company's existing Managers acquire a large part or all of the company. Volvo Buses is a Subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968

In 1988 the remaining Rover Group business was sold by the British Government to British Aerospace (BAe). British Aerospace (BAe was a UK aircraft and defence-systems manufacturer that is now part of BAE Systems. They subsequently sold the business to BMW, which, after initially seeking to retain the whole business, decided to only retain the Cowley operations for MINI production and close the Longbridge factory. ( BMW) (Bavarian Motor Works is an independent German automobile manufacturer founded in 1916 Longbridge is an area of Birmingham, England. For local government purposes it is a ward within the district of Northfield. Longbridge, along with the Rover and MG marques, was taken on by MG Rover which went bankrupt in April 2005, only to resume production two years later - though initially with just a sports car and upper-range saloon built in both Britain and China due to the takeover of MG Rover's assets by Nanjing Automobile. MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National The Nanjing Automobile (Group Corporation (Chinese 南京汽车集团有限公司 or 南京汽車集團有限公司) is a state-owned enterprise with history dates

Many of the brands were divested over time and continue to exist to this day. In Finance and Economics, divestment or divestiture is the reduction of some kind of Asset for either financial goals or ethical objectives

One of BL's key brands, Austin, is subject of a proposed revival by Nanjing Automobile as cheaper alternatives to the sporty MG saloons and hatchbacks, though no definite timescale for the reintroduction of this historic brand has been announced. The Austin Motor Company was a British manufacturer of automobiles that rose to be a major motorcar brand the dominant partner after merger with Morris in 1952

Timelines

Notes for the timeline table

Merged companies

The car firms (and car brands) which eventually merged to form the company are as follows.

The dates given are those of the first car of each name, but these are often debatable as each car may be several years in development.

Other merger events

Several of these names (including Jaguar, Land Rover and Mini) are now in other hands. The history of the mergers and other key events is as follows:

Divestments

List of notable BL and BMC and related models (up to 1986)

A small British Leyland badge on one of their many products.
A small British Leyland badge on one of their many products. Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer based in Coventry, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar Tata Motors Limited', formerly known as TELCO (TATA Engineering and Locomotive Company is a Multinational corporation headquartered in Mumbai India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country

Competing models

In some cases, British Leyland continued to produce competing models from the merged companies at different sites for many years. Land Rover is an all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV manufacturer based in Solihull, England, now operated as part of the Jaguar The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September, 1948. The Rover P4 series was a group of saloon Automobiles produced from 1949 through to 1964 Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models by the Morris Motor Company of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 "Bullnose" Oxford See Austin A40 for other A40 models The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company of Coventry. The Austin Gipsy was Austin's attempt at an off-road capable vehicle to compete with Rover 's Land Rover. The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Jaguar E-Type' (UK or XK-E (US is a British Automobile, manufactured by Jaguar between 1961 and 1974 The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat Sports car, introduced in 1962 ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later Triumph 2000 Mark I "Barb" The "Mark I" was built between 1963 and 1969 a substantial facelift styled by Michelotti came in 1969 updating the car for The Mini Moke is a vehicle based on the Mini and designed for the British Motor Corporation (BMC by Sir Alec Issigonis. Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename The Jaguar XJ is a luxury sedan sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque The Austin Maxi was a medium sized 5-door Hatchback car from British Leyland for the 1970s The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small saloon car made by the British Leyland Corporation at the Standard-Triumph works in Canley, The Triumph Toledo was a compact car introduced in August 1970 as a cheaper version of the Triumph 1300, which was at the same time replaced by the Triumph 1500 Land Rover Range Rover Classic|Range Rover SportThe Range Rover is a Four-wheel drive luxury Sport utility vehicle (SUV produced by Land Rover in the The Morris Marina was a car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British The Triumph Stag was a British car sold between 1970 and 1978 by the Triumph Motor Company, which featured styling by the Italian designer The Austin Allegro is a Small family car that was manufactured by British Leyland under the Austin name from 1973 until 1983 For Austin Princess and Vanden Plas Princess automobiles produced from the 1940s to the 1960s see Austin Princess The Princess is a Family The Triumph TR7 was a Sports car manufactured from September 1974 to October 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, part of British Leyland, in the United The Jaguar XJ-S (later the Jaguar XJS) is a luxury Grand tourer produced by the British manufacturer Jaguar. Rover SD1 is the code name given to a series of large Executive cars made by British Leyland and its successor Austin Rover from 1976 until 1986 Austin/MG Metro On 8 October 1980, BL introduced the Austin miniMetro. The Morris Ital was a medium-sized car launched by British Leyland (BL on 1 July 1980 The Triumph Acclaim was a Front wheel drive medium-sized Family car made by British Leyland (BL from 1981 to 1984 The Austin Ambassador was a medium-to-large Hatchback Automobile introduced by British Leyland (BL in 1982 The Austin Maestro is a mid-sized 5-door Hatchback Car that was produced from 1983 to 1994 initially by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British The Austin Montego is a British mid-size saloon Car that was produced by the Austin Rover subsidiary of British Leyland (BL The Rover 200-series / 25 is a small Car which was produced by the Austin Rover Group, and latterly the Rover Group and MG Rover. The Rover 800 series is an Executive car introduced by the Austin Rover Group in 1986 and also marketed as the Sterling in the United However, any benefits from the broader number of models were far outweighed by higher development costs and greatly reduced economies of scale.

Sadly, potential benefits associated with rationalising parts usage were lost, as for example, the company made two completely different 1. 3 litre engines (BMC A series and the Triumph 1. 3 litre), two different 1. 5 litre engines (BMC E series and Triumph), four different 2 litre engines (4 cylinder O series, 4 cylinder Triumph Dolomite, 4 cylinder Rover and 6 cylinder Triumph) and two completely different V8 engines (Triumph OHC 3 litre V8 and Rover 3. 5 litre V8).

Examples of competing cars were:

Badge-engineered models

In contrast to the continued development of competing models, British Leyland continued the practice of badge engineering of models which had started under BMC; selling essentially the same vehicle under two (or more) different marques. The revolutionary Morris Minor was launched at the Earls Court Motor Show on 20 September, 1948. See Austin A40 for other A40 models and Austin A40 Sports for the sports car version of the Devon ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later The Triumph Herald was a small two-door car introduced in 1959 by the Standard-Triumph Company of Coventry. The Triumph Toledo was a compact car introduced in August 1970 as a cheaper version of the Triumph 1300, which was at the same time replaced by the Triumph 1500 The Morris Marina was a car manufactured by the Morris division of British Leyland throughout the 1970s a period of great turbulence and difficulty for the British The Austin Allegro is a Small family car that was manufactured by British Leyland under the Austin name from 1973 until 1983 The Triumph Dolomite was a popular small saloon car made by the British Leyland Corporation at the Standard-Triumph works in Canley, Triumph 2000 Mark I "Barb" The "Mark I" was built between 1963 and 1969 a substantial facelift styled by Michelotti came in 1969 updating the car for The Rover P6 series (named 2000, 2200, and 3500 for their engine displacement was a group of saloon Cars produced from 1963 to For the 1970s car produced by British Leyland and referred to on certain markets as the "Austin Princess" see Princess (car. The Triumph Spitfire was a small British two-seat Sports car, introduced in 1962 The MG Midget is a small Sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1961 through to 1979 The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open Sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC on 20th The Triumph TR6 (1969&ndash76 was a British six-cylinder Sports car and the best-seller of the TR range built by Triumph when production ended The Triumph TR7 was a Sports car manufactured from September 1974 to October 1981 by the Triumph Motor Company, part of British Leyland, in the United The MGB was Britain 's best-selling Sports car model. Launched in May 1962 to replace the MGA, the MGB was manufactured until 22 October The Rover P6 series (named 2000, 2200, and 3500 for their engine displacement was a group of saloon Cars produced from 1963 to The Jaguar XJ is a luxury sedan sold under the British Jaguar luxury marque For a list of vehicles that have been badge engineered see List of badge engineered vehicles. A marque ( French for "brand" ˈmɑrk is a Brand name especially in the Automobile industry

Principal UK factories

This list is incomplete. The Riley One-Point-Five and similar Wolseley 1500 were based on the Morris Minor floorpan suspension and steering but fitted with the larger The Riley One-Point-Five and similar Wolseley 1500 were based on the Morris Minor floorpan suspension and steering but fitted with the larger MG had used the Magnette name on the K-type and N-type cars in the 1930s but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are probably best-remembered MG had used the Magnette name on the K-type and N-type cars in the 1930s but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are probably best-remembered MG had used the Magnette name on the K-type and N-type cars in the 1930s but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are probably best-remembered Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models by the Morris Motor Company of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 "Bullnose" Oxford The Morris Six MS was a six-cylinder Midsize car from the Morris Motor Company made from 1948 to 1953 The Westminster series were large saloon and estate cars sold by the British Austin Motor Company from 1954 replacing the A70 Hereford. The Westminster series were large saloon and estate cars sold by the British Austin Motor Company from 1954 replacing the A70 Hereford. Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename For Austin Princess and Vanden Plas Princess automobiles produced from the 1940s to the 1960s see Austin Princess The Princess is a Family For Austin Princess and Vanden Plas Princess automobiles produced from the 1940s to the 1960s see Austin Princess The Princess is a Family Development It was developed at BMC as the large-car follow-up to the successful Mini and Austin 1100 under the ADO17 codename See Austin A40 for other A40 models The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) MG had used the Magnette name on the K-type and N-type cars in the 1930s but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are probably best-remembered Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models by the Morris Motor Company of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 "Bullnose" Oxford Riley 4/68 The 4/Sixty-Eight used the twin- Carburettor B-Series Straight-4 engine producing 64 hp (48 kW See Austin A40 for other A40 models The Austin Cambridge (sold as A40, A50, A55, and A60) MG had used the Magnette name on the K-type and N-type cars in the 1930s but the Magnette models of the 1950s and 1960s are probably best-remembered Morris Oxford is a series of motor car models by the Morris Motor Company of the United Kingdom, from the 1913 "Bullnose" Oxford Riley 4/68 The 4/Sixty-Eight used the twin- Carburettor B-Series Straight-4 engine producing 64 hp (48 kW First presented at the London Motor Show in October 1953 the Pathfinder replaced the RMF as Riley 's top-line car. The Two-Point-Six replaced the Riley Pathfinder as Riley 's top-line Automobile. The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 The Mini is a small car that was produced by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and its successors from 1959 until 2000 ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later For the 1970s car produced by British Leyland and referred to on certain markets as the "Austin Princess" see Princess (car. ADO16 is the codename for the development of what became the Morris 1100, a small family car built by the British Motor Corporation (BMC and later The Austin-Healey Sprite is a small open Sports car which was announced to the press in Monte Carlo by the British Motor Corporation (BMC on 20th The MG Midget is a small Sports car produced by MG division of the British Motor Corporation from 1961 through to 1979

See also

References

  1. ^ A Catalogue of the Papers of Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd
  2. ^ British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd. - Britannica Online Encyclopedia
  3. ^ a b BBC NEWS | Politics | The politics of building cars
  4. ^ Austin Rover Online
  5. ^ BL Booklet - Graduate opportunities with British Leyland
  6. ^ Michael Edwardes arrives
  7. ^ http://members.fortunecity.com/routeman68/history.htm - Leyland Truck & Bus
  8. ^ Unknown MG Fan asks: NAC MG, Success or failure? Part 2 at China Car Times
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