Freight Rover
| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Commercial vehicle manufacturing |
| Predecessor | Leyland and Austin-Morris light commercial vehicles |
| Founded | 1981 |
| Defunct | 1987 |
| Fate | Merged into Leyland DAF |
| Headquarters | Birmingham , England, United Kingdom |
| Products | Light commercial vehicles (vans) |
Freight Rover was a commercial vehicle producer located in the Washwood Heath district of Birmingham, England.
History
Formed in 1981 as part of the Land Rover Group under British Leyland (BL), Freight Rover unified BL's light commercial vehicle lineup under a single brand. Before this, these vans—mainly refreshed and rebranded versions of the initial Leyland Sherpa generation—were marketed under the Leyland and Austin-Morris names but were consolidated and renamed Freight Rover.
During British Leyland’s reorganization, Freight Rover was integrated into the Leyland Trucks division. When BL rebranded as the Rover Group in 1986, Leyland Trucks joined forces with the Dutch firm DAF Trucks in 1987 to establish DAF NV, which operated in the UK under the name Leyland DAF. This company managed three manufacturing sites: truck factories in both Eindhoven and Leyland, along with the van production facility at Washwood Heath. Following the collapse of DAF NV in 1993, the Washwood Heath plant was acquired through a management buyout, leading to the formation of the independent van manufacturer known as LDV Group.
Vehicles
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- British Leyland
- Defunct motor vehicle manufacturers of England
- Motor vehicle manufacturers based in Birmingham, West Midlands
- Defunct truck manufacturers of the United Kingdom
- Vehicle manufacturing companies established in 1981
- Vehicle manufacturing companies disestablished in 1987
- 1981 establishments in England
- 1987 disestablishments in England
- 1987 mergers and acquisitions
- British companies established in 1981
- British companies disestablished in 1987