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Founded by British Leyland in 1979.1
Private company
ISTEL
British company1
ISTEL, formerly BL Systems, and latterly AT&T Istel, was a British information technology company that provided IT and telecommunications systems to the automotive industry during the 1980s and 1990s. It started as the IT services arm of car manufacturer British Leyland and later expanded to providing services to a number of rival automotive manufacturers.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
1979Founded1
- IndustryIT service management1
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ISTEL, formerly BL Systems, and latterly AT&T Istel, was a British information technology company that provided IT and telecommunications systems to the automotive industry during the 1980s and 1990s. It started as the IT services arm of car manufacturer British Leyland and later expanded to providing services to a number of rival automotive manufacturers.2
Timeline
- 1979Founded Founded1
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- 1WikidataISTEL on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaISTEL on Wikipedia