ABSTRACT
The 1960s saw the culmination of the struggle between Leyland and the British Motor Corporation, a struggle in which Sir Donald Stokes was so closely involved. At the 1964 Commercial Vehicle Show a new range of trucks was introduced, designed to meet the amended UK Construction and Use Regulations announced in September. In 1966 Leyland Motors were among the first recipients of the Queen's Award to Industry, and Rover was merged into the Corporation. The motor manufacturers had a huge vested interest in road haulage, with British Leyland Motor Corporation selling 34.7 per cent of the 225000 commercial vehicles sold in the United Kingdom during 1967. Harvester's decision compelled the industry to appreciate the significance of the fact that only three wholly British commercial vehicle manufacturers — Fodens, E.R.F., and the British Leyland Motor Corporation — remained from the large number established prior to the outbreak of the First World War.
