Leyland Trucks builds 125,000th heavy-duty DAF truck

Leyland Trucks has achieved its latest manufacturing milestone – building its 125,000th heavy duty DAF commercial vehicle.

The 125,000th vehicle was handed to long-standing DAF customer Copart at a special production line presentation at the Lancashire plant,

Leyland Trucks’ managing director Peter Ahrens said: “It’s another very proud day in the long history of truck building in Leyland.

“DAF’s market-leading position for almost three decades has been driven in by the dedication of a wonderful group of engineers, office staff and, of course, the production workforce who build the best trucks in the world.

“With the New Generation DAF range now complete and with new upgrades announced for 2025 models, we remain in a very strong position to take truck manufacturing forward in Leyland for many decades to come.”

The models produced at its Lancashire plant include current DAF’s New Generation XD, XF, XG and XG+ models, and previous CF and XF models.

Production of DAF ‘heavy-duty’ models at Leyland Trucks began initially with the CF Series, followed by the XF Series.

The production plant now assembles the entire New Generation Range of DAF heavy-duty models, including the multi award-winning XD, XF, XG and XG+ models for the UK and other world markets.

Leyland Trucks has responsibility for the design, development and production of all medium-duty DAF XB trucks for all markets.

As well as building almost all DAF trucks sold in the UK and Ireland, approximately 40 per cent of Leyland Trucks’ annual production is exported to overseas countries.