British Leyland Ltd
Other Business Names:
- British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd
- British Motor Holdings Ltd
- Leyland Motor Corp Ltd
- BL Ltd
- Rover Group Plc
- British Aerospace Plc
- Edwards, Sir Michael
- Stokes, Donald, Lord Stokes
- BL Plc
- Honda Motor Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cowley, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Leyland, Lancashire, Lancashire, North West, England
- Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle engines & components production
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Transport equipment production
Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Major manufacturer of motor cars, commercial vehicles, buses and components. Established, under pressure from government, in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd through the merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd and Leyland Motor Corp Ltd. Led by Donald Stokes, later Lord Stokes. The resulting entity suffered from model duplication, scattered production over multiple plants, and financial weakness. It therefore struggled. 1975 nationalised as British Leyland Ltd and renamed BL Ltd in 1978, later BL PLc. 1979 entered a collaborative arrangement with Honda involving equity exchange and model development. 1986 name changed to Rover Group Plc and 1988 sold to British Aerospace [2024]
Publications:
- At the End of the Road. The rise and fall of Austin Healey, MG and Triumph sports cars by Whisler, Timothy R
- Austin Allegro. An enthusiast's guide by Wanklyn, Ben
- Austin and Rover Metro. The full story by Cheetham, Craig
- Austin Morris by Unknown
- Back from the Brink. An apocalyptic experience by Edwardes, Michael
- Bathgate Once More.The story of BMC/Leyland truck and tractor plant, 1961-86 by Bryan, Elizabeth (ed)
- Beyond Reality. Leyland Bus, the twilight years by Doug, Jack
- Breakdown of Austin Rover. A case study in the failure of business strategy and industrial policy by Williams, Karel, John Williams & Colin Haslam
- British Leyland and You. A report for employees in the financial year, 1970-71 by Unknown
- British Leyland. Chronicle of a car crash, 1968-1978 by Cowin, Chris
- British Leyland from Steam Wagons to Seventies' Strife by Pullen, Stephen
- British Leyland. From triumph to tragedy. Petrol, politics and power by Cole, Lance
- British Leyland Ltd Facts and Figures by Unknown
- British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd ... Merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd and Leyland Motor Corp Ltd by Unknown
- British Leyland Motor Corporation, 1969-2005. The story from inside by Carver, Mike, Nick Seale & Anne Youngson
- British Leyland Motor Corporation. Growth, constitution, factories, products by Unknown
- British Leyland. The beginning of the end? by Unknown
- British Leyland. The truth about the cars by Daniels, Jeff
- British Motor Industry by Foreman-Peck, James, Sue Bowden & Alan McKinlay
- British Motor Industry, 1945-1994. A case study in industrial decline by Whisler, Timothy R
- Cars. Analysis, History, Cases by Williams, Karel, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal & Andy Adcroft
- Corporate governance in a political climate. The 'City', the government and British Leyland Motor Corp by Bowden, Sue
- 'Design, manufacture and quality control of niche products. The British and Japanese experiences' in H Shiomi & K Wada (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 21, 1994. Fordism transformed. The development of production methods in the automobile industry by Whisler, Timothy R
- Determinants of the Decline of British Leyland. The roles of product quality, advertising and voluntary export restraints, 1971-2002 by Walker, James T
- Do state and politics matter? The case of Nissan's direct investment in Great Britain and its implications for British Leyland by Pardi, Tommaso
- 'Donald takes all' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Employee Participation in Leyland Cars by Unknown
- 'From mass market manufacturer to niche player. Product and marketing strategy at British Leyland/Rover from 1968 to 1995' in E Abe & T Gourvish (eds). Japanese Success? British failure? Comparisons in business performance since 1945 by Owen, Geoffrey
- 'Historical foundations of corporate culture. British Leyland, its predecessors and Ford' in A Godley & O M Westall (eds), Business History and Business Culture by Church, Roy
- History of the Leyland Bus by Phillips, Ron
- 'Honda Soichiro, 1906-1991, and Honda Motors in Britain' in H Cortazzi (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical portraits, Volume 6 by Cortazzi, Hugh
- Honda's Global Local Corporation by Mair, Andrew
- Industrial policy and the British automotive industry under Margaret Thatcher by Pardi, Tommaso
- Industrial Policy and the Motor Industry by Wilks, Stephen R M
- Innovation and Management Control. Labour relations at BL Cars by Willman, Paul, & Graham Winch
- 'Labour relations strategy at BL Cars' in S Tolliday & J Zeitlin (eds), Automobile Industry and its Workers. Between Fordism and flexibility by Williams, Paul
- Leyland B15, the Next Generation of Double Deck Buses by Unknown
- Leyland Heritage by Thomas, Alan
- Leyland Papers by Turner, Graham
- Making Cars at Cowley from Morris to Rover by Bardsley, Gillian, & Stephen Lang
- Niche Products in the British Motor Industry. A history of MG and Triumph sports cars, 1945-81 by Whisler, Timothy R
- Niche Products in the British Motor Industry. A history of MG and Triumph sports cars, 1945-81 by Whisler, Timothy R
- Official History, 1896-1986 by Unknown
- One Increasing Purpose. The annals of an investor by Whyte, Lewis
- 'Privatising British Leyland' in D Parker, Official History of Privatisation. Volume 2. Popular capitalism, 1987-97 by Parker, David
- State Capital and Private Enterprise. The case of the UK National Enterprise Board by Kramer, Daniel C
- The Car Industry. Labour relations and industrial adjustment by Marsden, David, et al
- 'The missionary. Sir Michael Edwards' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- TR 7. The bullet that backfired on British Leyland by Jackson, Steve
- Transport 73. An up to date summary of British Leylands' all-embracing range of vehicles by Unknown
- 'Truck' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- West Midlands automotive industry. The road downhill by Donnelly, Tom, Jason Begley & Clive Collis
- Wheels of Misfortune. The rise and fall of the British motor industry by Wood, Jonathan
- World of British Leyland by Dawson, T (ed)
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd
- British Motor Holdings Ltd
- Leyland Motor Corp Ltd
- BL Ltd
- Rover Group Plc
- British Aerospace Plc
- Edwards, Sir Michael
- Stokes, Donald, Lord Stokes
- BL Plc
- Honda Motor Co Ltd
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- Cowley, Oxfordshire, Oxfordshire, South East, England
- Leyland, Lancashire, Lancashire, North West, England
- Longbridge, Birmingham, West Midlands, West Midlands, England
Sectors:
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle engines & components production
- Transport equipment production Motor vehicle production
Notes:
Major manufacturer of motor cars, commercial vehicles, buses and components. Established, under pressure from government, in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd through the merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd and Leyland Motor Corp Ltd. Led by Donald Stokes, later Lord Stokes. The resulting entity suffered from model duplication, scattered production over multiple plants, and financial weakness. It therefore struggled. 1975 nationalised as British Leyland Ltd and renamed BL Ltd in 1978, later BL PLc. 1979 entered a collaborative arrangement with Honda involving equity exchange and model development. 1986 name changed to Rover Group Plc and 1988 sold to British Aerospace [2024]Publications:
- At the End of the Road. The rise and fall of Austin Healey, MG and Triumph sports cars by Whisler, Timothy R
- Austin Allegro. An enthusiast's guide by Wanklyn, Ben
- Austin and Rover Metro. The full story by Cheetham, Craig
- Austin Morris by Unknown
- Back from the Brink. An apocalyptic experience by Edwardes, Michael
- Bathgate Once More.The story of BMC/Leyland truck and tractor plant, 1961-86 by Bryan, Elizabeth (ed)
- Beyond Reality. Leyland Bus, the twilight years by Doug, Jack
- Breakdown of Austin Rover. A case study in the failure of business strategy and industrial policy by Williams, Karel, John Williams & Colin Haslam
- British Leyland and You. A report for employees in the financial year, 1970-71 by Unknown
- British Leyland. Chronicle of a car crash, 1968-1978 by Cowin, Chris
- British Leyland from Steam Wagons to Seventies' Strife by Pullen, Stephen
- British Leyland. From triumph to tragedy. Petrol, politics and power by Cole, Lance
- British Leyland Ltd Facts and Figures by Unknown
- British Leyland Motor Corp Ltd ... Merger of British Motor Holdings Ltd and Leyland Motor Corp Ltd by Unknown
- British Leyland Motor Corporation, 1969-2005. The story from inside by Carver, Mike, Nick Seale & Anne Youngson
- British Leyland Motor Corporation. Growth, constitution, factories, products by Unknown
- British Leyland. The beginning of the end? by Unknown
- British Leyland. The truth about the cars by Daniels, Jeff
- British Motor Industry by Foreman-Peck, James, Sue Bowden & Alan McKinlay
- British Motor Industry, 1945-1994. A case study in industrial decline by Whisler, Timothy R
- Cars. Analysis, History, Cases by Williams, Karel, Colin Haslam, Sukhdev Johal & Andy Adcroft
- Corporate governance in a political climate. The 'City', the government and British Leyland Motor Corp by Bowden, Sue
- 'Design, manufacture and quality control of niche products. The British and Japanese experiences' in H Shiomi & K Wada (eds), Proceedings of the Fuji Conference, 21, 1994. Fordism transformed. The development of production methods in the automobile industry by Whisler, Timothy R
- Determinants of the Decline of British Leyland. The roles of product quality, advertising and voluntary export restraints, 1971-2002 by Walker, James T
- Do state and politics matter? The case of Nissan's direct investment in Great Britain and its implications for British Leyland by Pardi, Tommaso
- 'Donald takes all' in W Davis, Merger Mania by Davis, William
- Employee Participation in Leyland Cars by Unknown
- 'From mass market manufacturer to niche player. Product and marketing strategy at British Leyland/Rover from 1968 to 1995' in E Abe & T Gourvish (eds). Japanese Success? British failure? Comparisons in business performance since 1945 by Owen, Geoffrey
- 'Historical foundations of corporate culture. British Leyland, its predecessors and Ford' in A Godley & O M Westall (eds), Business History and Business Culture by Church, Roy
- History of the Leyland Bus by Phillips, Ron
- 'Honda Soichiro, 1906-1991, and Honda Motors in Britain' in H Cortazzi (ed), Britain and Japan. Biographical portraits, Volume 6 by Cortazzi, Hugh
- Honda's Global Local Corporation by Mair, Andrew
- Industrial policy and the British automotive industry under Margaret Thatcher by Pardi, Tommaso
- Industrial Policy and the Motor Industry by Wilks, Stephen R M
- Innovation and Management Control. Labour relations at BL Cars by Willman, Paul, & Graham Winch
- 'Labour relations strategy at BL Cars' in S Tolliday & J Zeitlin (eds), Automobile Industry and its Workers. Between Fordism and flexibility by Williams, Paul
- Leyland B15, the Next Generation of Double Deck Buses by Unknown
- Leyland Heritage by Thomas, Alan
- Leyland Papers by Turner, Graham
- Making Cars at Cowley from Morris to Rover by Bardsley, Gillian, & Stephen Lang
- Niche Products in the British Motor Industry. A history of MG and Triumph sports cars, 1945-81 by Whisler, Timothy R
- Niche Products in the British Motor Industry. A history of MG and Triumph sports cars, 1945-81 by Whisler, Timothy R
- Official History, 1896-1986 by Unknown
- One Increasing Purpose. The annals of an investor by Whyte, Lewis
- 'Privatising British Leyland' in D Parker, Official History of Privatisation. Volume 2. Popular capitalism, 1987-97 by Parker, David
- State Capital and Private Enterprise. The case of the UK National Enterprise Board by Kramer, Daniel C
- The Car Industry. Labour relations and industrial adjustment by Marsden, David, et al
- 'The missionary. Sir Michael Edwards' in W Goldsmith & B Richards, The New Elite. The secrets of Britain's top chief executives' success by Goldsmith, Walter, & Berry Richards
- TR 7. The bullet that backfired on British Leyland by Jackson, Steve
- Transport 73. An up to date summary of British Leylands' all-embracing range of vehicles by Unknown
- 'Truck' in M Blakstad, The Risk Business. Industry and the designers by Blakstad, Michael
- West Midlands automotive industry. The road downhill by Donnelly, Tom, Jason Begley & Clive Collis
- Wheels of Misfortune. The rise and fall of the British motor industry by Wood, Jonathan
- World of British Leyland by Dawson, T (ed)