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17th March 1978, Page 22
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DEMAND for Leyland's singleand double-deck buses is increasing, at home and abroad. Leyland's UK market share was up in 1977 compared to the previous year, when the total industry volume remained constant. By the end of 1977, Le3 claims, its penetration ha creased by 3.6 per cent tc per cent for single decks was up by 4.3 per cent tc per cent for double dE compared to 1976. Ley claims that in January t supplied 98.4 per cent of puble deck market.

yland currently has n worth of bus orders for than 7,000 vehicles, of h 3,500 are double 3rs. This includes export s worth £43m from Afrihe Middle East, Austra, Portugal, Denmark, Lica and Hong Kong, of h 400 orders or letters of it are for Titan double ers.

'land says that orders for Is have now been received London and every major , as well as many icipal operators. These .s will ensure full protecbr the Leyland Titan until 980s.

,wever, it is now apparent Leyland will be unlikely !port such a penetration year. At a meeting of icipal bus general agers held recently in lenhead, Metro-Cammell mann, Northern Counties Foden, Hestair-Dennis Ailsa all announced that were staying in the sh double deck bus mar -CW's Metrobus is now peting strongly for sales Leyland's Titan and has idy won a large slice of Ion's current double deck order. Hestair-Dennis this week also aniced further orders for its iinator bus chassis.

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People: Dennis Ailsa
Locations: Austra, London

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