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PACCAR ACQUIRES LEYLAND TRUCKS

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By:
Wim Oude Weernink
May 11, 1998 05:00 AM

US-BASED truck maker Paccar has tightened its grip on the European truck market in the six to 18 tonne class by acquiring UK manufacturer Leyland Trucks Ltd.

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