Leyland Motors
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| Industry | Automotive |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1896 (as Lancashire Steam Motor Company) |
| Defunct | 1968 |
| Fate | Merged with British Motor Holdings |
| Successor | British Leyland Motor Corporation |
| Headquarters | , |
| Products | Buses Cars Trucks |
Leyland Motors Limited (later known as the Leyland Motor Corporation) started in the town of Leyland, Lancashire, England. It started as a bus manufacturing company but soon started to make trucks too. The factory locations included Spurrier Works in Leyland. A new factory was opened in Workington where the Leyland National Bus was produced from 1972 to 1985.
References[change | change source]
- Jack, Doug (1984). The Leyland Bus Mk2, UK: Transport Publishing Company. ISBN 0-903839-67-9
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