WMCGroup.Preliminaryspecifications,subjecttochangewithout notice. C11200_06.2012 Brand Story International Recognition SAIC LDV is one of Europe’s most recognisable commercial vehicle brands. Indeed SAIC embodies nearly a century of experience and technical prowess in commercial vehicles by virtue of continuous innovation. SAIC vehicles have been selected by the British government for use by Royal Banks, Royal Mail and as travel and supply vehicles for the Royal family. SAIC is a Fortune 500 company and China’s largest automaker. In 2009 SAIC acquired the commercial vehicles division of British Motor Corporation including its technology platform and intellectual property rights. A commercial vehicle brand that has achieved more than 20 awards for excellence in Europe. • Top Product of the Year 2005 • Best Newcomer 2005 • Best New Van 2005 • Fleet Van of the Year 2006 • Innovation Award 2007 • Minibus of the Year 2007 • Combi of the Year 2007 • Van of the Y ear 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 Brand History 1898 EdwardGreenwood Wrigley Co.Ltd.(EGW)wasfoundedin BirminghamLeyland SteamVan 1924 EGWjoinedMGtobeMorris CommercialVehicle Company 1967 BMC250JU(196 7–1968) 1984 1984– 1989 Freigh tRover300series 1989– 1997 Leylan dDAF400series 1997– 2006 LDVConv oy 1986 BLMCwasrenam edasRoverGroup 1987 CommercialDepartment inRover Group joinedDAFTru cksGroup 1993 VanDepartm entinDAFTrucksGroup becameLeylandDAFVanCo.Ltd .(LDV) 1996 LDVCub(1996–2001) 2009 SAICGroupacq uiredtheintellec tual propertyright sofLDVCo.Ltd. 2011 BrandLau nchofSAICLDV(28thFeb) Off-lineCere monyofSAICLDVV80(29thJun) SAICLDVV80Launc hCeremony(5thSep ) 2012 SAICLDVlaun chesinAustrali a 2005 SAICLDV(2005–2009) 2006 LDVjoinedGAEGroup 1975 Leylan dTruck&BusDepartmen t wassetupinBLMC 1974 1974 –1982LeylandSherpa 198 2–1989 FreightRover Sherpa/200series 1989–1997 Leylan dDAF200series 199 7–2006 LDVPilot 1952 BritishMoto rCorporati on(BMC) wasestabl ishedasamergerofMGandAustinMotorCom pany 1956 MorrisJ2(1956–1967) 1960 MorrisJ4(1960–1974) 1928 Morris1TVan 1949 MorrisJ(1949–1956) 1968 BritishLeyland MotorCorporation (BLMC)wasfoundedasamerger ofBMCandLMC
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