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 | Warwickshire and it's connections to the Car Industry - Land Rover |
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Launched in 1948, Land Rover is a 4x4, SUV and all-terrain vehicle manufacturer, based in Solihull, West Midlands, now operated as part of the Jaguar Land Rover business owned by Tata Motors of India.
Starting out as a model in the Rover Company's product range, the Land Rover brand developed, first as a marque, then as a separate company. It manufactures a range of four-wheel drive capable vehicles under a succession of owners. |
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Land Rover is one of the longest surviving four-wheel drive (4WD) brands, coming in a close second to Jeep.
Land Rover introduced the name Range Rover in 1970 after developing a 'big brother' luxury Sports-Utility-Vehicle (SUV) to the Land Rover.
Links to Coventry & Warwickshire
Land Rovers are manufactured primarily at the Solihull plant, including the Range Rover Sport, Range Rover, Discovery, and Defender. Production of the Freelander was moved to the Jaguar car factory at Halewood near Liverpool. The Defender is assembled under license in several locations worldwide including Spain, Iran, Brazil and Turkey.
Located in Gaydon, Warwickshire is the JLR Engineering and Design Centre, which houses the Jaguar Land Rover Engineering and Design team, plus office space for Marketing, Sales and Service and other services including Finance and HR.
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Current Models |
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Land Rover Defender - Off-road 4x4 vehicle with towing capability. See www.landrover.co.uk/defender for further details. |
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Land Rover Freelander - Compact, premium 4x4, with on-road and off-road capabilities. See www.landrover.co.uk/freelander for further details. |
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Land Rover Discovery - Mid-size SUV, with off-road capabilities. Originally based on the chassis and drivetrain of the more upmarket Range Rover, but with a lower price aimed at a larger market segment. See www.landrover.co.uk/discovery for further details. |
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Range Rover - Flagship of the brand, V8 luxury SUV. Luxury interior including real wood veneers and the finest quality leather. See www.landrover.co.uk/range-rover for further details. |
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Range Rover Sport - Performance-orientated Luxury SUV, available with a powerful twin turbo V8 diesel engine (TDV8), supercharged V8, or V6 diesel engine. See www.landrover.co.uk/range-rover-sport for further details. |
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Further details
See the official Land Rover website at www.landrover.com for further details including history of the brand, car specifications, prices and images.
With thanks to Wikipedia for the above text - see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Land_Rover.
Top Speed Land Rover and Range Rover Wallpapers - see www.topspeed.com/cars/landrover. |
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