Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. 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 emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a management buyout of the bus business. 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 A management buyout ( MBO) is a form of Acquisition where a company's existing Managers acquire a large part or all of the company. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses and the name disappeared in 1993. Volvo Buses is a Subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968 Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar)

History

• 1896 Formed as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year
• 1907 Name changed to Leyland Motors. Year 1907 ( MCMVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year
• 1968 Merger with British Motor Holdings to form British Leyland Motor Corporation (BLMC). Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. 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 British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC
• 1975 BLMC was nationalised and became British Leyland (BL). Year 1975 ( MCMLXXV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Nationalization, also spelled nationalisation, is the act of taking an industry or assets into the Public ownership of a national government British Leyland was a vehicle manufacturing company formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd (BLMC
• 1986 BL changed its name to Rover Group. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) 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
• 1987 The bus business of Rover Group became independent as Leyland Bus following a management buyout. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar)
• 1988 The business was acquired by Volvo Buses. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar)
• 1993 Volvo discontinues Leyland ending all production of the buses and the Workington factory, where they were built. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Http//uploadwikimediaorg/wikipedia/en/a/ab/Workingtonjpg Workington is a town and port on the west coast of Cumbria, England at the mouth of the

A 2-axle Leyland Olympian in Hong Kong.

See also

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

References

• History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 1. This is a list of all known passenger chassis and integral bus vehicles manufactured by Leyland Motors Ltd and successors from 1919 until closure Ashok Leyland ( NSE: ASHOKLEY BSE: 500477 is a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Chennai, India. Leyland Trucks is a British truck manufacturer based in Leyland, Lancashire. Volvo Buses is a Subsidiary and a business area of Volvo which became an independent division in 1968
• History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 2.