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The Land Rover Freelander is a series of four-wheel-drive vehicles that was manufactured and marketed by Land Rover [1] from 1997 to 2015. The second generation was sold from 2007 to 2015 in North America and the Middle East as the LR2 and in Europe as the Freelander 2. The Freelander was sold in both two-wheel and four-wheel drive versions ...
The L316 model, from 2007–2016, still featured the space above the radiator for the badge but was blank. Instead it had "Land Rover" spelled across the leading edge of the bonnet in raised individual letters, in keeping with the Discovery and Freelander. At the rear was a new style of '"Defender" badge with an underlining "swoosh".
1997: Introduction of Freelander; 1998: Introduction of mark II Discovery; 2000: BMW breaks up the Rover Group and sells Land Rover to Ford for £1.8 billion [31] 2002: Introduction of third-generation Range Rover; 2004: Introduction of second-generation Discovery, marketed as the Discovery 3, or LR3, depending on market
The Land Rover was conceived by the Rover Company in 1947 during the aftermath of World War II.Before the war Rover had produced luxury cars which were not in demand in the immediate post-war period and raw materials were strictly rationed to those companies building construction or industrial equipment, or products that could be widely exported to earn crucial foreign exchange for the country.
Although it followed the 2002 third generation Range Rover, also switching to fully independent suspension, it still received a separate, but integrated body and frame (IBF) structure. The fourth generation, as of 2009 – like the series II, was again mainly an update of the new generation – marketed as the Discovery 4 , or Land Rover LR4 ...
The Swallow Sidecar Company was founded in 1922 by two motorcycle enthusiasts, William Lyons and William Walmsley.In 1934, Walmsley elected to sell-out and in order to buy the Swallow business (but not the company which was liquidated) Lyons formed SS Cars, finding new capital by issuing shares to the public.
Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC is the holding company of Jaguar Land Rover, also known as JLR, and is a British multinational automobile manufacturer which produces luxury vehicles and SUV and has its head office in Whitley, Coventry, United Kingdom.
Land Rover Freelander Land Rover LR3 Land Rover LR4 Land Rover Range Rover Land Rover Range Rover Sport: Sold to Tata Motors in 2008 as part of sale of Jaguar Land Rover. C (EU) Langley Assembly: Langley, Slough: England, UK: Sold/closed (1986/1997) Ford Transit and Ford A series vans; Ford D-Series and Ford Cargo trucks; Ford R-Series bus ...