Jaguar Land Rover posted soaring numbers for their February sales performance, which they declared as the best ever. 37,494 vehicles were sold by its Halewood car plant, up by 31% compared to the same month last year. The plant produces Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discover models. 83,510 vehicles were sold by the company in the first two months of 2016, 27%…
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The Land Rover’s production plant in Halewood is celebrating its production of the 500,000th Range Rover Evoque, just four years after the start of the deliveries for this incredibly popular Rover vehicle. Considered as the most successful and fastest selling Land Rover ever produced, one in every three of Land Rovers sold worldwide today is an Evoque. A new vehicle is delivered every 80…
Read moreThe Land Rover Experience was formed in 1990. It took over from the Demonstration Team established by Roger Crathorne to showcase the abilities of the vehicle around the world. It is currently operating from 33 centres worldwide, which include North America, Scandinavia, South Africa, the Middle East, China, and Russia. The Defender was featured in the 1966 movie Born Free, which told the story…
Read moreGone are the days that the Range Rover is for the macho men only. Now, women are snapping up Rovers, courtesy of the world’s first compact cabriolet. In the UK, a lot of women buyers signed up for pre-orders for the first Range Rover convertible. “It’s an incredible level of demand for the first Range Rover convertible from Land Rover – especially as the…
Read moreJaguar Land Rover is collaborating with French sculptor Richard Orlinski in his latest installation, which will help kickoff the 2016 BORN Ultimate Awards. Orlinski has included a wireframe of the new Range Rover Evoque Convertible. The awards will be held in Courchevel, France in March. Orlinski was named the bestselling contemporary French artist by art market info service ArtPrice. The wireframe features a gorilla…
Read moreFollowing the car maker’s eight-year research project with the world’s leading aluminium recycler, Novelis, all models of the Jaguar Land Rover will be using innovative recycled aluminium, the RC5754. The new recycled alloy will be integrated into the brand’s new passenger cars. The RC5754 is made of 75% recycled content and was first used in last year’s new Jaguar XKE launch. According to Pierre…
Read moreLand Rover teams up with renowned luxury travel partner Abercrombie & Kent to create the most luxurious road trip on Earth, which is a 21-day journey covering five continents, eight countries, and nine of the best hotels in the world. Utilizing the Range Rover SVAutobiography, the trip lets the driver explore the greatest driving routes as well. The luxury price tag is AU$197,000. Aside…
Read moreThis iconic 4×4 has already stopped production, but it has made the Defender one of the most sought- after vehicles in Rover history. Here are some facts about this 2-m selling SUV. The original series I Land Rover was powered by a four-cylinder 1.6-litre engine that provides just 50bhp. It cost £450 in 1948. A total of 2,016,933 Series Land Rovers…
Read moreWhile getting a new Land Rover Defender in the U.S. without the danger of the government seizing your car is practically impossible, it’s not the same situation in Japan, where you can buy the prized Rover easy as pie. Japan’s market is wide open to the new Defenders. 3,225 Land Rovers were brought into Japan last year, according to data provided by the…
Read moreThe new replacement for the Discovery 4 was seen on a test drive in Europe. The Discovery 5 will boast seven-seat family hauling and strong off-road credentials, just like its older brother. It was reported that the newer model will have a more fluid design, smaller windows, and softer front end. In comparison, the previous Discovery looks more like a bush basher. Gerry McGovern,…
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