Discovery production is threatened by a dispute as Land Rover prepares to open a ride and drive Adventure Zone at the Bluewater shopping and entertainment complex near Dartford in Kent.
Land Rover is to invest £2.5 billion in the next five years in developing and building new vehicles and has announced it will build its next model, a new Land Rover Discovery due in 2005, at Solihull.
Volume production of the new Range Rover, which goes on sale on 15 February, has started at Land Rover's solihull plant, on a new production line.
Land Rover launched the Braemar limited edition of 200 built-to-order vehicles – 75 Discoverys, 25 Defenders, 75 Freelanders and 25 Range Rovers. They will be available only through the company's 13 Scottish dealerships.
Ford is expected to announce today the creation of a single management board controlling Jaguar, Land Rover and Aston Martin.
October was the best month ever for Land Rover sales, with more vehicles sold so far this year than throughout 2000. The total to the end of October was 39,879 registrations, 13.7% up on the whole of last year.
Vauxhall and Land Rover have joined the list of manufacturers debuting special editions at he Scottish motor show, which begins tomorrow.
Land Rover's Defender is to go on sale in Japan, 53 years after its predecessor's British market debut. The launch will be boosted by the arrival in Japan of the Lara Croft 'Tomb Raider' film which features the British 4x4 institution.
Land Rover's Solihull plant has started production of North American specification Freelanders. Sales start in the USA and Canada in December.
Land Rover has revealed initial details of the new Range Rover, which will go on sale in the UK in February.
Jac Nasser, who transformed the Ford family business with the acquisitions of Land Rover and Volvo, is under mounting pressure following the company's announcement of a third-quarter loss of £335m.
Land Rover, in conjunction with Royal & Sun Alliance has announced the launch of a new Land Rover Motor Insurance scheme for UK customers.
Nissan has launched the X-Trail as a rival to the Freelander which is being taken further upmarket by Land Rover with a new derivative.
Land Rover management and trade union representatives have reached agreement on a two-year pay deal for the workforce, based mainly at the company's Solihull site.
Andrew Lester, who reshaped Jaguar's UK dealer line-up ready for S-type and X-type, is on special assignment in Austria to match the brand with Land Rover in the retail market.
Land Rover is in the process of compiling a list of approved liquefied petroleum gas conversion specialists as it prepares to launch a V8 petrol version of the Discovery Commercial next year.
Land Rover is pioneering a scheme to create closer links between its dealers and the assembly plant to improve product quality.
Land Rover Financial Services is to focus on former company car drivers as it pushes its Freedom PCP package. The company believes the changes in taxation offer dealers a great opportunity to increase finance penetration as more customers seek advice on how to finance their next vehicle.
Land Rover is to create 150 more jobs at its Solihull plant to cope with the increase in demand for the Freelander, particularly in the US where sales got underway at the beginning of this year.
Land Rover has enjoyed a record 25,000 vehicle sales in the UK in the first six months of the year, 15% up on the same period last year and and giving it a 2% share of the total market and 38% of the 4x4 sector.
