British Leyland

Summary

British Leyland is a business^[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• British Leyland is in the country of United Kingdom^[3].
• British Leyland's instance of is recorded as business^[4].
• British Leyland's instance of is recorded as enterprise^[5].
• British Leyland's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer^[6].
• British Leyland followed British Motor Corporation^[7].
• British Leyland followed British Motor Holdings^[8].
• British Leyland followed Leyland Motors^[9].
• British Leyland followed Marshall, Sons & Co.^[10].
• British Leyland was followed by Rover Group^[11].
• British Leyland was followed by Q1507508^[12].
• British Leyland's headquarters location is recorded as Longbridge^[13].
• British Leyland's headquarters location is recorded as Cowley^[14].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Land Rover^[15].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Jaguar Cars^[16].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Unipart^[17].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Q781156^[18].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Leyland Bus^[19].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Leyland Trucks^[20].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Coventry Climax^[21].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Prestcold^[22].
• British Leyland's child organization or unit is recorded as Aveling-Barford^[23].
• British Leyland's Commons category is recorded as British Leyland Motor Corporation^[24].
• British Leyland's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[25].
• January 1, 1968 marks the founding of British Leyland^[26].
• British Leyland was dissolved in 1986^[27].

Body

Founding

January 1, 1968 marks the founding of British Leyland^[26].

Identity

Predecessors include British Motor Corporation^[7], British Motor Holdings^[8], Leyland Motors^[9], and Marshall, Sons & Co.^[10]. Successors include Rover Group^[11] and Q1507508^[12].

Operations

Headquarters locations include Longbridge^[13], a neighborhood^[28], in United Kingdom^[29] and Cowley^[14], a suburb^[30], in United Kingdom^[31]. Subsidiaries include Land Rover^[15], an automobile manufacturer^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1978^[34], headquartered in Coventry^[35]; Jaguar Cars^[16], an automobile manufacturer^[36], in United Kingdom^[37], founded in 1934^[38], headquartered in Coventry^[39]; Unipart^[17], a business^[40], founded in 1974^[41], headquartered in Cowley^[42]; Q781156^[18], an automobile manufacturer^[43], in Morocco^[44], founded in 1905^[45], headquartered in Birmingham^[46]; Leyland Bus^[19], a business^[47], in Sweden^[48], founded in 1987^[49]; and Leyland Trucks^[20], a business^[50], in United Kingdom^[51], founded in 1993^[52], headquartered in Leyland^[53].

Industry

British Leyland's industry is recorded as automotive industry^[25].

Ownership

Products include passenger car^[54], truck^[55], bus^[56], and tractor^[57].

Dissolution

British Leyland was dissolved in 1986^[27].

Why It Matters

British Leyland ranks in the top 1% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (629 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[58] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[59]