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Karin Smyth, MP for Bristol South, has been given the accolade of Parliamentarian of the Month in 2016 for May, by the road safety charity Brake and Direct Line Group. The award recognises Karin’s work fighting for tougher road safety regulations following the death of Freddie Hussey. Three-year-old Freddie was crushed by a two-tonne trailer […]
The Range Rover Evoque has now reached an age whereby JLR have decided a face lift is in order. Is this sufficient to make you drop around £60,000 on a small SUV, even with Range Rover badging? The Evoque has been an interesting car since it was first introduced back in 2011. It is very […]
It is official – the very last Land Rover Defender has been built. You can see the final vehicle in the image above along with the many skilled people behind this iconic car and brand. In what is an impressive set of statistics for the industry, Land Rover and the Defender has been built continuously in […]
In great news for sporting events, Jaguar Land Rover is sponsoring the UK Team at the 2016 Invictus Games. The company will provide financial and logistical support via a fleet of vehicles, while the UK Team will wear the Jaguar Land Rover brand on their competition kit. Jaguar Land Rover has already pledged to be Presenting Partner […]
Jaguar Land Rover is set to invest £450 million to expand its Engine Manufacturing Centre. Total investment in the site, which opened a year ago, now stands at £1bn making it the most significant new automotive manufacturing facility to be built in the UK in the last decade. The EMC is home to the high […]
Writing in the Winter 2015 80th anniversary edition of Good Motoring magazine (published 1 December 2015), Al Suttie offers sound advice for anyone thinking about buying a used Land Rover Defender. Introduction The original workhorse and warhorse, the Defender can trace its ancestry back to the first Land Rover of 1948. Due for replacement in […]
All good things come to an end and that includes the iconic Land Rover Defender. A stalwart of the ‘proper’ 4×4 workhorse industry, long has the Defender been seen up and down greenlanes across the UK. A farmer and lifestylers favourite, there are few around the UK that do not recognise the boxy shape – […]
Celebrating 67 years of iconic Land Rover production, a unique vehicle has been built to commemorate the UK production of the two-millionth Series Land Rover and Defender. With a bespoke design and an all-star cast of special guests helping to complete the momentous build, ‘Defender 2,000,000’ has been created to be a fitting tribute to […]
In what is brilliant news for the UK, Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to create 1,300 jobs in 2015. This coincides with the confirmation of a Jaguar SUV (more details to follow on Car Articles over the next few days) which will be, we have no doubt, a huge commercial sales success. The Jaguar performance […]
In the return of our on off series – this month’s ‘Something For The Weekend’ is the brilliant 2013 Range Rover Sport. Perhaps a bit of a left field choice when this segment is normally dominated but true sports or supercars, but what’s worth bearing in mind is that this Rangey is the fastest, most […]