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-OPERATION between Lish Leyland and European nufacturers on component elopment may extend soon wavy commercial vehicles. 1L has been talking with mult for some time about development of front eel drive gearboxes for cars 1 light vans, partly as a ans of pooling research ts and countering competifrom Japan and American ltinational companies. 'his follows talk of a -opean joint company famsaloon, but a BL Cars ikesman suggested to CM Lt manufacture on a • opean scale might permit design of a light van which 3 not car derived.
'alks are also reported to ct Leyland Vehicles which liscussing heavy commer. component manufacture h European companies.
)espite Leyland statements t talk of such links is "pure culation", it seems likely t European parts could be mporated in future models. t remains to be seen ether this will involve the ployment of proprietary ts — ZF gearboxes are !ady on the cards for some ies and buses.