Leyland DAF

 ( Vehicle Manufacturing Companies Established In 1987 ) 

Leyland DAF was a commercial vehicle manufacturing company based in Leyland, United Kingdom, and a subsidiary of DAF NV. In February 1993, Leyland DAF was placed into receivership.

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History Leyland DAF was formed in February 1987, when the Leyland Motors, including the Freight Rover van making interests, of the British Rover Group merged with the Dutch DAF Trucks company to form DAF NV which was owned by DAF Beheer (60%) and Rover Group (40%). Leyland and Freight Rover go Durch Commercial Motor 28 February 1987 Daf BV ahead at half time Commercial Motor 1 September 1988

In June 1989, it was floated on the Dutch and London Stock Exchanges. Daf shares offer Commercial Motor 20 April 1989 DAF 6.75% PERP Guy Butler Limited The new company traded as Leyland DAF in the United Kingdom, and as DAF elsewhere. The company manufactured trucks at its plants in Eindhoven, Netherlands and Leyland, United Kingdom, and vans at its Washwood Heath (Birmingham) plant in the United Kingdom.

Following the insolvency of DAF NV in February 1993, Leyland DAF went into receivership. Four new companies emerged from it as management buyouts: Component and axle plants merge Commercial Motor 2 December 1993

• LDV Group as a van manufacturer based in Birmingham; continued trading until 2009.
• Multipart Solutions, which was formed out of the firms parts company based in Chorley; later acquired by TVS Supply Chain Solutions.
• Leyland Trucks as a truck manufacturer based in Leyland; Leyland Trucks are back Commercial Motor 17 June 1993 would be acquired by Paccar in 1998.
• Albion Automotive as a truck components manufacturer based in Glasgow and Leyland; later acquired by American Axle.

Leyland Trucks and DAF Trucks (the Dutch successor to DAF NV) would both later come back together in 1998 when Paccar acquired Leyland Trucks. Paccar aims to cut queue Commercial Motor 7 May 1998 20 Years with Paccar Leyland Trucks 27 June 2018

Despite the company ceasing trading in 1993, the Leyland DAF marque remained on some existing trucks until 2000, after which the Leyland part of the marque was dropped and trucks coming out of the Leyland plant started being solely produced under the DAF marque.

In July 1994, Leyland Technical Centre, formerly part of the Leyland DAF global test operations, and located close to the Leyland Trucks site also emerged as a management buyout. In February 2005, the company was renamed MI Technology Group and in 2013, the CSA Group. Revamped testing facility opens in Leyland Lancashire Evening Post 1 October 2015 In June 2017, it was purchased by Spectris, owners of the Millbrook Proving Ground. Millbrook acquires Leyland Technical Centre Coach & Bus Week 2 July 2017 2017 Half Year Results Spectris 25 July 2017

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Vehicles

+Vans
LDV Pilot	1989-1993
LDV Convoy	1989-1993

+Trucks !Model Name !Years Produced !Load Capacity !Image
DAF LF	1987-1993 /ref>
Leyland Daf 50	1987-1993	4 tonnes
Leyland DAF 60	1987-1993	Up to 18000kg
Leyland DAF 70	1987-1993	18000-26000kg
Leyland DAF 80	1987-1993	18000-38000kg

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