LAND ROVER
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British brand of four-wheel drive vehicles, created by the Rover Company in 1948 and owned by Jaguar Land Rover.
- Created
- 1948, by the Rover Company
- Owner
- Jaguar Land Rover, a Tata Motors subsidiary since 2008
- Known for
- The Range Rover, introduced in 1970
- Royal Warrant
- Granted by King George VI in 1951
The Land Rover name was created in 1948 by the Rover Company for a utilitarian four-wheel drive vehicle, designed by Maurice Wilks. Land Rover became a company of its own in 1978, under British Leyland.
The Range Rover arrived in 1970, followed by the Discovery in 1989 and the Freelander in 1997, and the marque now sells only upmarket sport utility vehicles. Since 2008 Land Rover has belonged to Tata Motors through Jaguar Land Rover.
- 1948Land Rover name created by the Rover Company
- 1951Royal Warrant granted by King George VI
- 1970Range Rover introduced
- 1989Discovery introduced
- 2008Jaguar Land Rover sold to Tata Motors
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LAND ROVER Range Rover Velar (2017)
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LAND ROVER Rover V8: the Buick alloy engine that powered Land Rovers for 37 years
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LAND ROVER Land Rover Perentie: the Australian Army 110
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LAND ROVER Range Rover Sport: the Range Rover that drives like a sport tourer
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LAND ROVER Land Rover 101 Forward Control: the Army’s gun tractor
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LAND ROVER Santana Motor: the Spanish Land Rover built in Linares
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LAND ROVER Bowler Motors: Land Rover-based rally raid racers from Derbyshire
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LAND ROVER Land Rover Series: the 1948 Land Rover that started it all
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LAND ROVER Range Rover Evoque: the LRX concept made real
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LAND ROVER Land Rover Discovery: the family Land Rover, five generations on
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LAND ROVER Range Rover: the 1970 original that became a luxury marque
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LAND ROVER Land Rover Freelander: the first monocoque Land Rover
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LAND ROVER Land Rover Defender: 33 years of the coil-sprung Land Rover