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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 in 1988 and the name finally 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 ending all production of the buses and the Workington factory, where they were built. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Leyland Bus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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