Despite the efficient nationalisation of BLMC as British Leyland in 1975, the restoration by no means occurred. Chrysler bought its European pursuits to Peugeot in 1978, to permit it to focus on its personal difficulties in the United States. The UK pursuits had been renamed Peugeot-Talbot, with production of the Chrysler-developed cars persevering with, with the final Rootes-developed automotive, the Avenger, being discontinued in 1981. Peugeot additionally developed a saloon version of the Alpine referred to as the Solara, and likewise launched the larger Tagora, which had been in improvement by Chrysler when it bought its European operations. It also replaced the entry-level Sunbeam with the Peugeot based mostly Samba in 1981. Simms’ documented plans to manufacture Daimler motors and Daimler Motor Carriages have been taken over, collectively together with his company and its Daimler licences, by London company-promoter H J Lawson.
