British Leyland
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈleɪlənd/
/ˌbrɪtɪʃ ˈleɪlənd/
- a large British company that made cars, buses and lorries in the 1970s and 80s. It was formed in 1968 when several large companies including Austin, Morris, Rover and Jaguar combined, but continued to use the original names for the cars they produced. The company was losing money in the 1970s and was nationalized and then in the 1980s it was separated into smaller companies and sold to private owners.
一家大型英国公司，在1970年代和80年代制造汽车，公共汽车和卡车。它成立于1968年，当时包括Austin，Morris，Rover和Jaguar在内的几家大公司合并，但他们生产的汽车继续使用原始名称。该公司在1970年代亏损，并被国有化，然后在1980年代被拆分成一些较小的公司，并出售给了私人所有者。