ISTEL

ISTEL
FormerlyBL Systems
Company typeSubsidiary
IndustryInformation and communications technology
Founded1979 (1979)
FounderBritish Leyland
Defunct1997 (1997)
FateAcquired
SuccessorAT&T and later Cap Gemini
Headquarters,
Key people
John Leighfield (CEO)
ProductsIT and telecommunication services to the automotive industry
OwnerBritish Leyland and later AT&T and Softlab

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.