";s:4:"text";s:4142:" Throughout the 20th and 21st century, the community has seen a large growth in industry, population and farming. This was Leyland's answer to the Ford cargo in the non-HGV 7.5-ton truck sector. Leyland Trucks is a United Kingdom truck manufacturer based in Leyland, Lancashire.
Leyland Trucks is one of Britain’s leading manufacturing companies. Jun 12, 2020 - Explore keithmcclure0761's board "LEYLAND. The basic cab had a long service life, becoming later on the Leyland DAF 45. The origin of truck-building in Leyland can be traced back to two men – James Sumner and Henry Spurrier, who together formed ‘The Lancashire Steam Motor Company’ in 1896 to exploit their original product, a 1.5 tonne capacity steam van. Leyland (/ ˈ l eɪ l ən d /) is a town in the South Ribble borough, in the county of Lancashire, England.It is approximately six miles (10 km) south of the city of Preston.The population of the town was estimated as 35,600 at the 2011 Census. The company's first vehicle was a 1.5-ton-capacity steam powered van. In this role, he led an organization responsible for in-vehicle integration, calibration and testing of powertrains for the North American market. Founded by Raghunandan Saran, Ashok Motors was set up in collaboration with Austin Motor Company, England and incorporated on September 7th for the assembly of Austin cars.Production began in September at the factory situated at Ennore, north of Madras, and soon the first indigenously assembled A40 Austin car was rolled out.An agreement was reached between the two companies and Ashok Motors got sole rights to import, assemble and progressively manufacture Leyland trucks for seven years.The first Leyland chassis assembled by Ashok Motors at Ennore were four Comet 350-engines tippers sold to the Mangalore Tile Factory.The Government approved the progressive manufacture of Leyland commercial vehicles and a license for the manufacture of 1,000 Comets a year was granted.Named after Raghunandan’s son, Ashok, the company was renamed ‘Ashok Leyland’ with equity participation from Leyland Motors, Ltd.‘Titan’ - The first Indian-made double-decker with 50% indigenous components was launched.For the first time, power steering was featured on commercial vehicles.1,000 numbers of the 6x4 ‘Hippo’ Tipper was designed and delivered to the Indian Army based on its specific requirements.The license to manufacture 10,000 vehicles a year was grantedThe ‘Viking’, the first ever bus with an alternator and a unique front overhang that facilitated front entry hit the Indian roadsIndia’s first rear-engine bus – ‘Cheetah’ was introduced with mixed reactions from drivers. The first Leyland chassis assembled by Ashok Motors at Ennore were four Comet 350-engines tippers sold to the Mangalore Tile Factory. Leyland Trucks: The 124-year-old company making a truck every seven minutes Tracing its history back to 1896, Leyland Trucks is one of Britain's leading manufacturing companies. See more ideas about Leyland, Trucks, Commercial vehicle.
Leyland Trucks history lies in origins as Leyland Motors which became part of the nationalised British Leyland (BL) conglomerate in 1975.