The Rise & Fall of the British Truck Maker Leyland!

Once the pride of British engineering, Leyland Motors rose from a small Lancashire workshop to become Britain’s largest vehicle manufacturer, employing over 170,000 people worldwide. Its trucks and buses powered empires, won wars, and defined an era of industrial greatness. This documentary-style deep dive uncovers the dramatic rise and fall of Leyland from its beginnings in 1896 to its merger into British Leyland, and the turbulent years of strikes, government bailouts, and foreign competition that followed. Discover how mismanagement, labor unrest, and global market shifts destroyed a company that once ruled the roads of six continents. #LeylandTrucks #BritishLeyland #IndustrialHistory #UKManufacturing #Documentary