Leyland DAF
Leyland DAF was a commercial vehicle manufacturer in the UK and a division of DAF (automobiles) NV.
history
The company was founded in 1987 after the UK government privatized the Austin Rover Group . The bus division (Leyland Busses) was spun off from Leyland in 1986 and sold to Volvo in 1988 . The car division with Land Rover became the Rover Group . Leyland Trucks and Freight Rover have now been merged with DAF to form DAF NV .
The new company DAF NV was jointly owned by DAF Beheer BV (60%) and the Rover Group (40%). It presented its products as Leyland DAF in the UK and Ireland, otherwise as DAF . The trucks were produced at the locations in Leyland Lancashire , Great Britain and Eindhoven , the Netherlands, as well as vans in Birmingham , Great Britain. The company was listed on the Dutch stock exchange. Initially, this business combination was very successful, as DAF brought a successful model onto the market with the DAF 95 in 1988, which, thanks to the increased production capacity, was also able to meet the high demand. In addition, DAF was now able to offer more modern offers below heavy tractors. So was z. B. from the Leyland Roadrunner of the DAF 45/55 . With the DAF 200-400, which is based on the Freight Rover 200-300 , DAF was able to offer a small van again. At the same time, Leyland DAF increased its market share and DAF became the fourth largest truck manufacturer after Scania , MAN and Volvo . After sales in the commercial vehicle sector fell as a result of the recession, DAF NV went bankrupt in 1993. DAF NV was later taken over by PACCAR. DAF and Leyland are both wholly owned by PACCAR.
Splitting up
4 companies emerged from the bankruptcy:
- DAF (Automobile) truck manufacturer based in Eindhoven (NL), taken over by Paccar in 1996
- Leyland Trucks LTD , based in Leyland (GB), taken over by Paccar in 1998
- LDV (Van) LeylandDAFVan based in Birmingham (GB), bankruptcy 2009
- " Multipart-Solutions " as a spare parts service manufacturer and automotive supplier based in Chorley (GB)
Leyland DAF models
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Vans
- Freight Rover 200-300 from 1987 Leyland DAF 200-400 and DAF 200-400 .
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truck
- Leyland Roadrunner from 1987 also DAF 600/800/1000 , from 1990 Leyland-DAF / DAF 45 (7500 kg)
- later Leyland DAF 45/55 (7500 to 18000 kg)
- Leyland Freighter / from 1987 also DAF 50 (11000 to 18000 kg), from 1990 Leyland-DAF / DAF 50 (18000 kg to 26000 kg)
- later Leyland DAF 65/75 (18000 kg to 26000 kg)
- Leyland Cruiser until 1990 (18000 kg to 26000 kg)
- Leyland Constructor construction vehicle, truck 6x2 or 8x2 from 1990 Leyland-DAF / DAF 60 (7500 to 30000 kg)
- later Leyland DAF 85
- Leyland Roadtrain from 1990 Leyland-DAF / DAF 70-80 (18,000 kg to 38,000 kg)
- later Leyland DAF 85 (18,000 kg to 38,000 kg)
- Leyland-DAF 95 / DAF 95 (18,000 kg to 44,000 kg) 1990–1997