
British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005
The Story From Inside
- 160 pages
- English
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British Leyland Motor Corporation 1968-2005
The Story From Inside
About this book
British Leyland Motor Corporation, formed in the wake of the post-war manufacturing boom, brought together almost all the British-owned car and commercial vehicle companies that then existed. At the head of the sixth largest car manufacturer in the world, its management confi dently expected to give the United Kingdom a leading place in the global motor industry. The eventual failure was one of the biggest and most disappointing disasters in British industrial history. Despite this, we can be proud of British Leyland's legacy: successful and much loved vehicles like the Mini and the Range Rover have endured, its working practices had a lasting effect on industrial relations policy, and brands that once formed part of the group continue to thrive in this ever-competitive market. From their unique insider perspective, three former employees of the brand reveal in unprecedented detail the ups and downs of this iconic British company.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title
- Contents
- Foreword
- Prologue Formation of the British Leyland Motor Corporation
- 1 High Expectations Confounded: 1968β75
- 2 The Ryder Report β Two More Years of Failure: 1975β77
- 3 The Edwardes Era β The Start of Better Things: 1977β82
- 4 Edwardes Acts on Industrial Relations: 1977β82
- 5 Edwardes Brings Partnership with Honda: 1979β82
- 6 China
- 7 Privatisation and Consolidation: 1982β86
- 8 Graham Day: 1986β88
- 9 British Aerospace Ownership: 1988β94
- 10 BMW: 1994β2000
- 11 The Final Chapter β MG Rover: 2000β05
- 12 The Causes of the Failure of BLMC in Sequence
- 13 The Causes of Failure β The Underlying Weaknesses
- Epilogue
- Author Profiles
- Copyright