British Leyland was an automotive engineering and manufacturing conglomerate formed in the United Kingdom in 1968 as British Leyland Motor Corporation Ltd, following the merger of Leyland Motors and British Motor Holdings. Wikipedia
Parent organization: Rover Group
Founder: George Harriman
Headquarters: Farnborough, United Kingdom
Successors: Rover Group and Ashok Leyland
Ceased operations: 1986
Founded: January 17, 1968
Defunct: 1986; 38 years ago