Rover was a British carmaker that was known for making sensible and respectable saloon cars. They passed through a series of incarnations into the nationalized British Leyland empire, eventually ...

The Land Rover product line was absorbed by Leyland Motor Corporation in 1967, along with the entirety of the Rover Company. After merging with British Motor Holdings in 1968, the overarching ...

Land Rover went on to dominate the growing market of 4x4 vehicles. In 1967, Rover Company was purchased by Leyland Motors, which in turn was swallowed by British Leyland, and became Rover Triumph.