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## Leyland, the United Kingdom’s leading truck manufacturer, celebrated its 13th anniversary as a PACCAR company. Leyland delivered over 14,400 DAF vehicles to customers in Europe, Australia, Africa and North America — a 57% increase over 2010. 

Leyland’s highly efficient 710,000-square-foot manufacturing facility incorporates an innovative robotic chassis paint facility, in-house body design and a technologically advanced production system that builds the entire DAF product range — LF, CF and XF — for right- and left-hand drive markets. Leyland delivered its 100,000$^{th}$ DAF LF in 2011. 

Leyland earned the Shingo Bronze Medallion in 2011, considered the premier global award for manufacturing excellence. The Shingo has been described by Business Week  magazine as “the Nobel prize of manufacturing.” For the second year in a row, Leyland was honored with the U.K.’s prestigious Manufacturing Excellence award for Business Development and Change Management. 

Leyland’s body building program delivered its 2,000$^{th}$ DAF vehicle with a factory-installed, high-quality van body. Leyland unveiled a range of proprietary aerodynamic van bodies which can reduce fuel consumption by as much as 8%. 

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