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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:automotive_industry
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:dissolved
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gptkb:1986
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gptkbp:employees
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over 100,000 (1970s)
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gptkbp:fate
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nationalization
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gptkbp:founded
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gptkb:1968
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Longbridge,_Birmingham,_England
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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British Leyland
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gptkbp:industry
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automotive
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gptkbp:key_event
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financial difficulties
development of new technologies
government intervention
expansion into international markets
introduction of new models
collaboration with other manufacturers
1975 strike
1980s restructuring
decline in market share
restructuring plans
closure of Longbridge plant
formation of Rover Group
government support packages
introduction of Leyland trucks
launch of MG models
legacy of British automotive industry
merger with British Motor Holdings
sale to BMW
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gptkbp:key_people
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gptkb:Sir_Michael_Edwardes
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gptkbp:notable_products
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gptkb:Leyland_Trucks
gptkb:Mars_Rover
gptkb:Morris
gptkb:Austin
gptkb:Jaguar
gptkb:Land_Rover
gptkb:MG
gptkb:Victory
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gptkbp:parent_company
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gptkb:British_Motor_Holdings
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gptkbp:products
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commercial vehicles
cars
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gptkbp:revenue
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£1.5 billion (1980s)
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gptkbp:subsidiaries
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gptkb:Rover_Group
gptkb:Leyland_DAF
gptkb:Austin_Rover_Group
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:Rover_Group
gptkb:MG_Rover_Group
gptkb:Ford_Motor_Company
gptkb:BMW_AG
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gptkbp:website
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www.britishleyland.co.uk
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Jaguar
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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