History: Leyland Bus

Leyland Bus was a British bus and train manufacturer. It was spun off from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) in 1987 as a management buyout of the bus business. Later, in 1988 it was sold to Volvo Buses. The Leyland name disappeared in 1993.

History

• 1896 Formed as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company.
• 1907 The name was 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 British Leyland 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.

Products

List of Leyland buses

Competitors

Further reading

British Leyland
Volvo Buses