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 […]
Top 10 Stolen Cars
Tracker – the Tracker people – have revealed that the Top 3 stolen and recovered cars in 2010 were the same as in 2009 – X5, Range Rover & M3. To be absolutely correct, we reckon this is a list of the top ten stolen cars that have been recovered. Especially as it’s Tracker – the ‘You […]
Range Rover Evoque UK Price Press Release
Land Rover reveals UK Pricing for the new Range Rover Evoque, which goes on sale this summer. This is the press release. Full UK pricing and specifications announced: Range Rover Evoque available from £27,955 to £44,320 Three design themes: Pure, Prestige and Dynamic Exceptional range of personalisation options: including accessories, equipment and styling packs New […]
Range Rover Evoque Price: An Evoque for under £28k
Land Rover has finally revealed UK prices for their new baby – the Range Rover evoque – which will start at £27,955 and rise to £44,320. We’re beginning to wonder if any car launch has been as long and drawn out as that of the Range Rover Evoque. What we now know as the Evoque […]