Land Rover is a British brand of four-wheel drive vehicles that began in 1948, when the Rover Company put a plain farm and utility off-roader on sale under that name. It grew from the Series models into the Defender, the Discovery and the Range Rover family, and today its range consists only of premium sport utility vehicles. For a time between 1978 and 2012 it was also a company in its own right. The brand has changed hands several times and is now owned by Jaguar Land Rover, a subsidiary of Tata Motors, which builds the vehicles in the United Kingdom, Slovakia, India, Brazil and China.
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Founded Year SignificanceThe British off-road brand whose Series, Defender, Discovery and Range Rover models set the pattern for the sport utility vehicle. 1 HeadquartersWhitley, Coventry, England (head office of its owner Jaguar Land Rover) 2 Ownership History Ownership HistoryBritish Aerospace, 1988 to 1994 1 Ownership HistoryFord Motor Company, in its Premier Automotive Group, 2000 to 2008 1 Ownership HistoryLeyland Motor Corporation and then British Leyland, 1967 to 1988 (Land Rover Limited as a subsidiary from 1978, Rover Group from 1986) 1 Ownership HistoryRover Company, 1948 to 1967 3 Ownership HistoryTata Motors, through Jaguar Land Rover, from 2008 to the present 1 Connections
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On 31 January 1994, Rover Group plc, including Land Rover, was acquired by BMW.
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under the ownership of British Aerospace
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following Leyland Motor Corporation's takeover of Rover in 1967
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Land Rover was sold on to Ford Motor Company, becoming part of its Premier Automotive Group
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under the brands Jaguar and Land Rover
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Rover was bought by Leyland Motors in 1967
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founded it as a holding company for the acquisition of Jaguar Cars and Land Rover from Ford in 2008
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1. Wikipedia: Land Rover
WikipediaLead paragraph, brand
Land Rover is a brand of predominantly four-wheel drive, off-road capable vehicles, owned by British multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)
Models, range
Starting with the much more upmarket 1970 Range Rover, and subsequent introductions of the mid-range Discovery and entry-level Freelander line, in 1989 and 1997
Lead paragraph, name created
The Land Rover name was created in 1948 by the Rover Company
History, subsidiary of BL
following Leyland Motor Corporation's takeover of Rover in 1967
History, Rover Group privatised
under the ownership of British Aerospace
History, BMW era
On 31 January 1994, Rover Group plc, including Land Rover, was acquired by BMW.
History, Ford era
Land Rover was sold on to Ford Motor Company, becoming part of its Premier Automotive Group
History, Tata Motors era
On 18 January 2008, Tata Motors, a part of the Tata Group, established Jaguar Land Rover Limited as a British-registered and wholly owned subsidiary.
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WikipediaLead paragraph, headquartersQuote, Lead paragraph, headquarters
Headquartered in Whitley, Coventry, United Kingdom
3. Wikipedia: Rover Company
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Rover was bought by Leyland Motors in 1967
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