We have a spy photo of the 2013 Range Rover, giving us a good idea of the changes Land Rover are making to their range-topping vehicle for the next generation. There’s been no real shortage of Range Rovers with camouflage paint jobs and bits of plastic bolted on running around the Midlands. But until now […]
2012 Range Rover Sport tweaks. But where’s the quicker TDV6?
Land Rover has given the 2012 Range Rover Sport similar updates for 2012 to those the Discovery 4 received. But where’s the quicker TDV6? Yesterday we has raft of itsy-bitsy little changes to the 2012 Disco to make it just that little bit better than it already is. And make you question the sanity of forking out […]
2012 Land Rover Discovery 4 tweaks revealed
Land Rover has revealed a raft of changes for the 2012 Discovery 4, with more power, new gearbox and better economy. Available from October 2011 You’ve got to go forward, or you’re already going back. Or so the saying goes. Which is no doubt why Land Rover has managed to send us a 2,750 word press release to […]
Range Rover Evoque production starts
The first production Range Rover Evoque has rolled off the Land Rover line at Halewood. Land Rover already has 18,000 advance orders for the Evoque. You could be forgiven for thinking that the Range Rover Evoque was already in production. But you’d be wrong. The apparent plethora of Evoques which have turned up at every car event […]
Land Rover start Freelander assembly in India – Engine Plant to follow?
JLR has opened an assembly plant in Pune, India to assemble UK produced Freelander 2 CKD kits. And it seems this could be followed by a new engine plant in Pune We reported last year that Land Rover were going to start building Freelanders in India this year. Well, bolting them together from CKD (Complete Knock Down) imported […]
Jaguar Land Rover made £1 billion last year
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has posted profits of £1 billion on sales of £10 billion, with record monthly sales in March 2011. Who’d have believed it just a year or two ago? Jaguar Land Rover has reported a turnover for the year to the end of March 2011 of £9.9 billion and has made a […]
Electric Land Rover Defender Revealed
Land Rover in South Africa has worked with battery specialist Axeon to produce an electric Land Rover Defender for safari trips. We do tend to bang on about the only use for electric cars being as expensive runarounds in cities, or as toys to play with for the better off. After all, with useless range and sky-high […]
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) planning UK engine plant
It’s reported that Jaguar Land Rover are planning to build a new engine plant to cope with increased demand. Sites being considered are Wolverhampton, South Wales and India. We’ve known for a while that Jaguar Land Rover are planning to build their own engines. At least the four-pot variety, anyway. But it seems they have far more […]
Range Rover Hybrid – & new Range Rover – in 2013
Land Rover’s Brand Director John Edwards confirms the new Range Rover for 2013, complete with a petrol electric hybrid option. Emissions targets get ever tighter – even if the wrong emissions are targeted – and fuel keeps on rising in price. None of which really bothers owners of Land Rover’s products, but it does bother […]
Jaguar & Land Rover – Record Sales
Jaguar and Land Rover both record strong sales in March, with Land Rover selling more cars in the UK than in any other month in its history. The phenomenon that is the rebirth of Jaguar and Land Rover under Tata’s wing continues, with record sales figures for March and a strong global performace – particularly by Land Rover. Land Rover’s […]