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Where do Rovers Come From? - 12/6/2007 4:34:02 PM    Rfactor   Posts: 46 Joined: 11/29/2007 Status: offline I belive the Plant is in West Midland, Great Britain.  I think it has been opened since the 1940's.  From there, how do these vehicles get to the USA?  If anyone has any info on the build of these vehicles, I would be interested in knowing.  Thanks. Post #: 1

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 12/24/2007 4:06:21 PM    Belaou   Posts: 25 Joined: 8/28/2007 Status: offline Are you talking about the cars or the trucks??  This question doesn't make any sense. (in reply to Rfactor) Post #: 2

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 12/24/2007 8:56:04 PM    llesra Posts: 276 Joined: 9/6/2006 From: Colorado Status: offline land rovers are made in a factory in solihull, which is in west midland. _____________________________ Arsell 94 disco 97 disco 99 range rover 4.6 (in reply to Belaou) Post #: 3

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 12/24/2007 11:32:43 PM    05LandRover Posts: 1071 Joined: 1/19/2005 From: Midland, Texas, Hometown of President Bush Status: offline I live in West Midland... Texas... Land Rover got its start in 1948 They are shipped over to the US and introduced in ports in New Jersey, Georgia or elsewhere. _____________________________ 2005 Freelander and LR3 [IMG]http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s25/kawasaki05z1000/Land%20Rover%20and%20off%20road/freelandersigpic.png[/IMG] (in reply to llesra) Post #: 4

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 1/5/2008 2:48:17 PM    drzjoint   Posts: 215 Joined: 1/5/2008 Status: offline IT LOOKS LIKETHEY WILL BE FROM INDIA SHORTLY (in reply to Rfactor) Post #: 5

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 2/20/2008 8:39:01 AM    Blippie   Posts: 21 Joined: 5/10/2006 Status: offline Correct, the original factory is in Solihull, on the outskirts of Birmingham.  This is in a part of the UK called "the West Midlands" but many Brits would know it by its local name "The Black Country".  (So called because of the coal in the region that made it one of the eipicentres of the Industrial Revolution.) There is also a factory at Halewood, near Liverpool (where the Beatles came from).  This is where the Freelander 2 / LR2 is produced, alongside the Jaguar.  The production line actually has the two marques run off the production line together - really interesting to see the two different vehicles next to each other as they are being made! Land Rover's design HQ is based, alongside Jaguar, at Gaydon in Warwickshire, a short drive from Solihull.  Gaydon is a retired nuclear bomber base which used to home Britain's nuclear V-bombers (think of a B-1 bomber designed in the 1950s). MG Rover, the company that made Rover cars (not the same company as Land Rover since both seperate brands were bought by BMW in 1994) had a plant at Longbridge, also near Birmingham.  MG Rover was bought by a Far Eastern company and the whole factory was shipped out. Land Rover is currently part of Ford's empire and is lumped together with Jaguar.  Even after Land Rover was a BMW company it kept using Rover Powertrain components (such as the Freelander petrol engines) and once it had been sold by BMW to Ford, still used BMW engines (in the Range Rover, Discovery/LR3 and Freelander) for some time.  The two companies, which are the only two parts of Ford's operation that produce a profit, are in the process of being sold off, and the likely buyer is Tata of India.  Funny old world, isn't it? Cheers Blippie < Message edited by Blippie -- 2/21/2008 2:37:56 AM > _____________________________ :: www.horse-back.co.uk :: www.cameltrophyvehicles.com :: www.unison-greatwestern.co.uk :: www.blippie.co.uk :: (in reply to llesra) Post #: 6

RE: Where do Rovers Come From? - 3/18/2008 7:09:29 PM    chicha   Posts: 4 Joined: 3/5/2008 Status: offline Just A Piece of TRIVIA: Land Rover is a British all-terrain vehicle and Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) manufacturer, based in Gaydon, England, UK. Originally the term Land Rover referred to one specific vehicle, a pioneering civilian all-terrain utility vehicle launched on April 30, 1948, at the Amsterdam Motor Show, but was later used as a brand for several distinct models, all four-wheel drive. Starting out as part of The Rover Car Company or Rover, Land Rovers and Land Rover parts were designed and manufactured as a range of four-wheel drive vehicles under a succession of owners, including British Leyland, British Aerospace and BMW. Today, the marque is part of the Premier Automotive Group, a division of the Ford Motor Company. Land Rover is one of the longest lived SUV brands (the only brand which is older is Jeep). Ford is currently divesting both Premier units, with India's Tata Motors being the front-runner in the race to acquire one of the world's most prestigious automotive marques. (in reply to Rfactor) Post #: 7

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