Leyland Bus

Leyland Bus was a British bus manufacturer. It emerged from the Rover Group (formerly British Leyland) as a management buyout of the bus business. It was subsequently acquired by Volvo Buses and the name disappeared in 1993.

History[]

1896 Formed as the Lancashire Steam Motor Company.
1907 Name 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 BL 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 models ending all production of the buses and the Workington factory, where they were built.

Product range[]

Main article: List of Leyland buses

Leyland Steam Carriage Co. - steam bus built in 189?
Leyland Atlantean
Leyland Fleetline
Leyland Lioness
Leyland Lynx
Leyland National - 1970s
Leyland Olympian
Leyland Panther
Leyland Swift
Leyland Tiger
Leyland Titan

DE2817 — A 2-axle Leyland Olympian in Hong Kong.

References / sources[]

"History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 1". Retrieved on 2006-06-15.
"History of Leyland Motors Limited,Leyland, Lancashire: Part 2". Retrieved on 2006-06-15.

External links[]

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List of Bus Manufacturers

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Early UK & Ireland Bus Builders
All Types ex-Steam

AEC • Albion • Atkinson • Bean • Bedford • BMC • BMMO • Bristol • Charles H. Roe • Commer • Crossley Motors • Daimler Motor Company • Dennis • Dodge (GB) • Duple Coachbuilders • Eastern Coach Works • East Lancashire Coachbuilders • Guy • Karrier Motors(crew bus) • Leyland Commercial Vehicles/Leyland Motors Ltd/Leyland Steam Motor Co. • Marshall Bus • Morris Commercials/Morris • Northern Counties • Park Royal Vehicles • Sentinel • Shefflex • Shelvoke & Drewry • Straker-Squire • Thornycroft • Tilling Stevens • Vulcan

Modern UK & Ireland Bus Builders
(1960s-current)
(Factories in the UK)

Bedford • BMMO • Alexander Dennis • Darwen East Lancs/Darwen Group • Eastern Coach Works Ford of Britain(mini / Crew buses) Ford Trucks/Iveco(chassis) • Leyland Daf & Leyland Bus • MCV Bus and Coach • Optare • Plaxton Volvo Buses

European Manufacturers

Active	Autodromo (Italian) Automet (Polish) Autosan (Polish) • Ayats (Spanish) • Berkhof (Dutch) • Beulas (Spanish) • Biamax (Greek) • BredaMenarinibus (Italian) • Cacciamali (Italian) • Carsa (Spanish) • Castrosua (Spanish) • Chavdar (Bulgarian) • Contrac Cobus (German) • Credo (Hungarian) • DAF (Dutch) • ELBO (Greek) • EvoBus (German) • Fabrika automobila Priboj (Serbian) • Fiat Professional (Italian)• Hess (Swiss) • Hispano Carrocera (Spanish) • Hispano-Suiza (Spainish) • Ikarbus (Serbian) • Ikarus Bus (Hungarian) • Indcar (Spanish) • Irisbus (French) • Iveco (Italian) • Jelcz (Polish) • Jonckheere (Belgian) • Kapena (Polish) • Man (German) • Mauri (Italian) • Mercedes Benz (German) • Neobus (Serbian) • Neoplan (German) • Noge (Spanish) • Praga (Czech) • Roman (Romanian) • Saab-Scania AB/Scania (Swedish) • Salvador Caetano (Portuguese) • Saracakis (Greek) • Setra (German) • Sfakianakis (Greek) • Škoda Works (Czech) • Solaris (Polish) • Solbus (Polish) • SOR Libchavy (Czech) • TEDOM (Czech) • Tovarna avtomobilov Maribor (Slovenian) • VDL Bova/VDL Bus Chassis (Dutch) • Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles (German) • Volvo (Swedish)

Defunct	ACMAT (Greek) • Alfa Romeo (Italian) • AMZ-KUTNO (Polish) • Ajokki (Finnish) • Arna (Norwegian) • Avia (Spanish) • Barreiros (Spanish) • Berliet (French) • Borgward (German) • Brons (Dutch) • Büssing (German) • Carrus (Finnish) • Citroën (French) • DAAG (German) • Dansk Automobil Byggeri (Danish) • Delta Plan (Finnish) • Den Oudsten (Dutch) • Drögmöller (German) • Ebro (Spanish) • Emelba (Spanish) • Henschel (German) • Industrieverband Fahrzeugbau (East German) • Intrall (Polish/English) • Isotta-Fraschini (Italian) • KMC (Cyprus) • Kässbohrer (German) • Lancia (Italian) • Magirus/Magirus-Deutz (German) • OAF (Austrian) • Pegaso (Spanish) • Renault (French) • Riga Autobus Factory (Latvian) • Saurer (Swiss) • Saviem (French) • Scania-Vabis (Swedish) • Seida (Spanish) • Steyr-Daimler-Puch (Austrian) • Tangalakis (Greek) • Tatra (Czech) • Tidaholms Bruk (Swedish) • United Bus (Dutch) • Vest (Norwegian) • Wiima (Finnish)

North American Manufacturers

Active	Advanced Bus Industries • ALFA (Mexican) • AMHER (Mexican) • AYCO (Mexican) • BECCAR (Mexican) • Blue Bird Corporation • Champion Bus Incorporated • Chevrolet • Coach and Equipment • Collins Bus • DaimlerChrysler • DesignLine International • Dodge • Dupont Industries • Eagle Bus • ElDorado National • Elkhart Coach • Eurocar (Mexican) • Federal Coach • Ford • GARZA (Mexican) • Glaval Bus • Gillig • Girardin Minibus • GMC • Godoy (Mexican) • Goshen Coach • IC Bus • Integra (Mexican) • International/Navistar International • Millennium Transit Services • Motor Coach Industries • New Flyer Industries • North American Bus Industries • Nova Bus • Optima Bus Corporation • Orion International • Prevost Car • RECO (Mexican) • Spartan Motors • Stallion Bus Industries • Starcraft Bus • Thomas Built Buses • Trans Tech • Trident Bus Industries

Defunct	Aerocoach • AmTran • Canadian Car and Foundry • Carpenter Body Company • Crown Coach Corporation • DINA S.A. (Mexican) • Electric Transit • Fageol • Fifth Avenue Bus Company • Fitzjohn • Flxible • General Motors Corporation (buses)/General Motors Diesel Division • J.G. Brill • Kenworth • Les Enterprises Michel Corbeil/Corbeil • Mack Trucks • Marmon-Herrington • Mid Bus • Neoplan USA • Pullman Company • Ramirez (Mexican) • REO •Studebaker • Superior Coach Company • Thomas Dennis Company LLC • TMC • Twin Coach • U.S. Bus Corporation • Ward • Wayne Corporation • White Motor Company • Yellow Coach

South American Manufacturers

Active	Agrale (Brazilian) • Apple Bus (Peruvian) • Andinas (Venezuelan) • ArMar (Argentenian) • Busscar (Brazilan) • CAIO (Brazilan) • CARBUS (Argentenian) • Cepeda (Ecudoran) • Ciccobus (Brazilan) • Ciferal (Brazilan) • Comil (Brazilan) • Corwin (Argentenian) • El Quinto (Argentenian) • Galicia (Argentenian) • Ibimco (Ecuadoran) • IMETAM (Ecuadoran) • Intercar (Venezuelan) • Inrecar (Chilean) • Italbus (Argentenian) • La Favorita (Argentenian) • Lucero (Argentenian) • Marcopolo S.A. (Brazilan) • Mascarello (Brazilan) • Marri (Argentenian) • Manhjos (Argentenian) • Materfer (Argentenian) • Maxi Bus (Brazilan) • Megabuss (Ecuadoran) • Metalpar (Argentenian)(Chilean) • Metalsur (Argentenian) • Modabus (Peruvian) • Navarro (Argentenian) • Neobus (Brazilan) • Niccolo (Argentenian) • Pauliscar (Brazilan) • Pauny (Argentenian) • Perego (Argentenian) • Picosa (Ecuadoran) • ROSMO (Guatamalan) • Saldivia (Argentenian) • San Antonio (Argentenian) • Sateci (Peruvian) • Servibus (Venezuelan) • SudAmericanos (Argentenian) • TATSA (Argentenian) • Technoporte (Argentenian) • Todobus (Argentenian) • Troyano (Argentenian) • Ugarte (Argentenian) • Uni Buss (Brazilan) • VARMA (Ecuadoran) • Vegutzi (Peruvian) • Volare (Brazilan) • Volkswagen Trucks and Buses (Brazilian)

Defunct	Avecar (Chilean) • CAMETAL (Argentenian) • Cameval (Bolivian) • Carica (Chilean) • El Detalle (Argentenian) • Santa Matilde (Brazilan) • SEG (Chilean) • Tutto Transporti (Brazilian) • Zanello (Argentenian)

Middle East, Asian
and Australasia

Active	Ankai (Chinese) • Ashok Leyland (Indian) • BCI (Australian) • BMC (Turkish) • Bonluck Bus (Chinese) • Bustech (Australian) • Cerita Motors (Indian) • Changjiang Bus (Chinese) • China Flxible (Chinese) • Daewoo Bus (South Korean) • Daimler-Hyundai Truck (South Korean) • Dandong (Chinese) • Denning (Australian) • DesignLine International (Kiwi (New Zealand)) • Dongfeng Motor Corporation (Chinese) • Dongfeng Nissan-Diesel (Chinese) • FAW Bus and Coach (Chinese) • Force Motors (Indian) • Ghandhara (Pakistani) • Ghandhara Nissan (Pakistani) • Golden Dragon (Chinese) • Guangqi Hino Motors (Chinese) • Guangzhou (Chinese) • Higer (Chinese) • Hino Motors (Japanese) • Hinopak Motors (Pakistani) • Hengtong Bus (Chinese) • Huanghai Bus (Chinese) • Iran Khodro Diesel (Iranian) • Anadolu Isuzu (Turkish) • JAC Motors (Chinese) • Karsan (Turkish) • King Long (Chinese) • Lifan (Chinese) • Lishan Bus (Chinese) • Master Motors (Pakistani) • Micro Cars (Sri Lankan) • Mitsubishi Fuso (Japanese) • Mudan Auto (Chinese) • NEOMAN Bus (Turkish) • Otokar (Turkish) • Saipa Diesel (Iranian) • Shaanxi (Chinese) • SsangYong (South Korean) • Sunlong Bus (Chinese) • Swaraj Mazda (Indian) • Tata (Indian) • TEMSA (Turkish) • UD Nissan Diesel (Japanese) • Volvo-Eicher (Indian) • Wuling • Wuzhoulong (Chinese) • Yaxing Coach • Yema Auto • Youngman (Chinese) • Yutong (Chinese) • Zhongtong (Chinese)

Defunct	Asia Motors (South Korean) • Guangzhou Isuzu Bus (Chinese) •

Former Soviet Union Manufacturers

Active	Bogdan (bus) (Ukranian) • ErAZ (Armenian) • GAZelle (Russian) • KAvZ (Russian) • Kamaz (Russian) • LiAZ (Russian) • Lviv Bus Factory (Ukranian) • Minsk Automobile Plant (Russian) • NefAZ (Russian) • Pavlovo (Russian) • UAZ (Russian) • Volzhanin (Russia) • ZiL (Russian)

Defunct	• Kauno Autobusų Gamykla (Lithuanian)

Africa

Trucks and Bus Company(Libya) •

Types & Technology

Specialist bus chassis builders

Alexander Dennis • Van Hool • Shelvoke & Drewry ?

Specialist bus bodybuilders
/ Converter

Charles H. Roe • Irizar • Plaxton • Walter Alexander Coachbuilders

Types of
Internal combustion engine

Diesel engine • Hot Bulb Engine • Petrol engine • Steam engine • TVO Engine • Two Stroke • Four stroke • Six stroke

Fuel / propulsion technologies

Dual-mode bus • Electric bus • Fuel cell bus • Guided bus • Gyrobus • Hybrid electric bus • Trolleybus • Bio fuel • CNG • Diesel • Hybrid powered • Hydrogen • Kerosene • Paraffin • Petrol • Producer gas • TVO

Configuration (Bus Types)

Articulated bus • Bi-articulated bus • Charabanc • Chicken bus • Coach • Double-decker bus • Lowbridge double-deck bus • Low-floor bus • Midibus • Minibus • Multi-axle bus • Omnibus • Open-top bus • Single-decker bus • Tour bus • Trailer bus • Tram car • Trolleybus • Truck bus •

Special uses

Advert bus • Airport bus • Armoured bus • Campaign bus • Party bus • Police bus • School bus • Sleeper bus • Transit bus • Training bus • Tour bus • Trolley-replica bus

Bus manufacturing • Category See also List of Engine Manufacturers
for Light commercial vehicle based Buses see Commercial Vehicle Manufacturers

v · d · e Leyland Group

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Holding Companies	Leyland Steam Motor Co.(1890s) • Leyland • British Motor Corporation(BMC) • British Motor Holdings(BMH) • British Leyland Motor Corporation(BLMC) 1968 • British Leyland Ltd(BL) (1975) • BL plc (1978) • Rover Group (1985) • Leyland DAF (?) • British Aerospace(owner) • BMW(owner) • Leyland Motors • Siac / Nanjing Automotive group(owner) • • •

Brands owned by Leyland	AEC • Albion Motors • Alvis • Austin • Aveling-Barford • Aveling-Austin • Aveling Marshall • Barford • BMC • Coventry Climax • Daimler Motor Company • Eastern Coach Works • Fowler • Goodwin Barsby • Guy • Jaguar • Land Rover • Lanchester • Leyland Bus • Leyland Tractors • Leyland Trucks • Marshall, Sons & Co. • Maudsley • Mimi • Morris • Nuffield • Park Royal • Scammell • Self-Changing Gears Limited • Standard • Riley • Rover • Triumph Cars • Thornycroft• Wolseley

Firms taken over by Leyland / BL / Rover	Subgroup table of 'groups' • • • • • • • •

Product groups	Agricultural machinery • Buses • Cars • Commercial vehicles • Construction Plant • Engines • Military vehicles • Tractors • Trucks •

Joint Ventures	BMC (Turkey) - Dansk Automobil Byggeri(DAB)

The Volvo Group

Main Brands

Volvo Buses - Volvo Construction Equipment - Volvo Trucks -

Other Brands

Mack Trucks - Volvo Penta(marine engines) - Renault Trucks

Former Brands

Volvo BM - Volvo Cars (now Geely owned) - Kockums - Kockums Argentina - Volvo-Kockums - VME/Volvo-Michigan-Euclid - Volvo Tractors (sold to Valmet)

Volvo Divisions

Volvo Aero(Aircraft) - Volvo Cars(Sold) - Volvo Bus Volvo Construction Equipment - Volvo Engines - Volvo Penta - Volvo Powertrain - Volvo Trucks - Volvo Tractors(sold) - Volvo Financial - Volvo Rents(hire division of CE)

Joint Ventures
(Partner + % share)

Volvo Cars(name licensed to Geely)

Acquisitions
(Subsidiary Brands)

Bolinder-Munktell	Bolinder & Munktell Tractors & machinery

Kockums	Dump trucks

Akerman	Excavators

Champion	Graders (since sold)

Clark Equipment Company	Clark - Michigan loading shovels

Euclid	Dump trucks

Pel-Job	Mini excavators

Mack Trucks	Mack trucks

Renault Trucks	Renault trucks

UD Trucks(Japan)	UD brand engines

Ingersol-Rand(part)	Road building machinery

List of Groups or Holding companies

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