Land Rover Wikipedia. For more details of the vehicles development between 1. Land Rover Series. Land Rover is a car brand that specialises in four wheel drive vehicles, owned by British multinationalcar manufacturer. Jaguar Land Rover, which has been owned by Indias Tata Motors since 2. The Land Rover is regarded as a British icon, and was granted a Royal Warrant by King George VI in 1. The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for the Land Rover Series, launched in 1. It developed into a brand encompassing a range of four wheel drive models, including the Defender, Discovery, Freelander, Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Range Rover Evoque. Scroll down to view chart of Top 50 retailers ranked. ALSO RECOMMENDED. Consolidation Reshapes Retail. The mission of the National Association of Canadian Optician Regulators is to provide a forum for networking and information exchange among Canadian Opticianry. Land Rovers are currently assembled in England, India, China, and other markets. History. Land Rover conversion to fight forest fires, Cascina, Italy August 2. The design for the original vehicle was started in 1. NEW_SEOC_Logo_(04.12_.16)_4.jpg' alt='Opticians Handbook 2017' title='Opticians Handbook 2017' />This years National Eye Health Week NEHW will take place from 18 to 24 September 2017, promoting the importance of eye health and the need for regular sight tests. Online Licensing. Update your profile information, check the status of your application, print your license, look up a licensee and generate a roster. PARISThe 2017 Silmo dOr award winners were announced on Oct. Grand Palais. The 24th Silmo d. Download ABO andor NCLE Certification Logos Download ABO andor NCLE Advanced Certification Logos Order Logoed Items. Maurice Wilks. It was simply called Land Rover the terms Series and Defender are retroactive and only introduced in the 1. Wilks, chief designer at the Rover Company, on his farm in Newborough, Anglesey, working in conjunction with his brother Spencer who was the managing director of Rover. The design may have been influenced by the Jeep1. Centre Steer, was built on a Jeep chassis and axles. The early choice of colour was dictated by military surplus supplies of aircraft cockpit paint, so early vehicles only came in various shades of light green all models until recently feature sturdy box section ladder frame chassis. Early vehicles like the Series I were field tested at Long Bennington and designed to be field serviced. Land Rover as a company has existed since 1. Prior to this, it was a product line of the Rover Company which was subsequently absorbed into the Rover Triumph division of the British Leyland Motor Corporation BL following Leyland Motor Corporations takeover of Rover in 1. The ongoing commercial success of the original Land Rover series models, and latterly the Range Rover in the 1. Opticians Handbook 2017' title='Opticians Handbook 2017' />BLs well documented business troubles prompted the establishment of a separate Land Rover company but still under the BL umbrella, remaining part of the subsequent Rover Group in 1. British Aerospace after the remains of British Leyland were broken up and privatised. In 1. 99. 4 Rover Group plc was acquired by BMW. In 2. 00. 0, Rover Group was broken up by BMW and Land Rover was sold to Ford Motor Company, becoming part of its Premier Automotive Group. In 2. 00. 6 Ford purchased the Rover brand from BMW for around 6 million. In 2. 00. 8, Ford Motor Company sold Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors. Arrow 3 Complete more. Included in the deal were the rights to three other British brands Jaguars own Daimler marque, as well as two dormant brands Lanchester and Rover. BMW and Ford had previously retained ownership of the Rover brand to protect the integrity of the Land Rover brand, with which Rover might be confused in the US 4x. Rover brand was originally used under licence by MG Rover until it collapsed in 2. Ford Motor Company owned Land Rover Limited. This sale also included the dormant Rover brand. As of August 2. 01. Land Rovers in production are powered by Ford engines. Under the terms of the acquisition, Tata has the right to buy engines from Ford until 2. In 2. 01. 1, Tata confirmed plans that it is investing 5. British West Midlands. However, it was only stated that the plant will produce four cylinder engines. The eight cylinder engines used in Land Rovers were not mentioned. Timeline. 19. 47 Rovers chief designer Maurice Wilks and his associates create a prototype using Jeep chassis and components2. The first Land Rover was officially launched 3. April 1. 94. 8, at the Amsterdam Motor Show. Series II launched. Series IIA began production. Rover becomes part of Leyland Motors Ltd, later British Leyland BL as Rover Triumph. ScaleWidthWyI3MDAiXQ/Zoe-Ross-Student-Dispensing-Optician-14.jpg' alt='Opticians Handbook 2017' title='Opticians Handbook 2017' />Introduction of the Range Rover. Series III launched. Land Rover abandons US market2. Japanese 4x. 4 brands. BL collapses and is nationalised, publication of the Ryder Report recommends that Land Rover be split from Rover and be treated as a separate company within BL and becomes part of the new commercial vehicle division called the Land Rover Leyland Group. One millionth Land Rover leaves the production line. Land Rover Limited formed as a separate subsidiary of British Leyland2. Rover car production ends at Solihull with the transfer of SD1 production to Cowley, Oxford Solihull is now exclusively for Land Rover manufacture. Range Rover introduced. Land Rover 9. 0 Ninety1. Material Design Icons Code. One Ten1. 27 renamed Defender in 1. BL plc becomes Rover Group plc Project Llama started. M Cell Peyer`S Patch'>M Cell Peyer`S Patch. Range Rover is finally introduced to the US market, following many years of demand being filled by grey market sales2. Rover Group is privatised and becomes part of British Aerospace, and is now known simply as Rover. Introduction of Discovery. Rover Group is taken over by BMW. Introduction of second generation Range Rover. The original Range Rover was continued under the name Range Rover Classic until 1. Land Rover introduces the Special Edition Discovery XD with AA yellow paint, subdued wheels, SD type roof racks, and a few other off road upgrades directly from the factory. Produced only for the North American market, the Special Vehicles Division of Land Rover created only 2. SUVs. 1. 99. 7 Introduction of Freelander. Introduction of second generation of Discovery. BMW breaks up the Rover Group and sells Land Rover to Ford for 1. Introduction of third generation Range Rover. Introduction of third generation DiscoveryLR3. Introduction of Range Rover Sport. Adoption of Jaguar AJ V8 engine to replace the BMW M6. V8 in the Range Rover. Land Rover founder Rover, collapses under the ownership of MG Rover Group. Announcement of a new 2. Defender. Introduction of second generation of Freelander Freelander 2. Ford acquires the Rover trademark from BMW, who previously licensed its use to MG Rover Group. May 2. 00. 7 4,0. Land Rover rolls off the production line, a Discovery 3 LR3, donated to The Born Free Foundation. June 2. 00. 7 Announcement from the Ford Motor Company that it plans to sell Land Rover and also Jaguar Cars. August 2. 00. 7 Tata Motors and Mahindra and Mahindra as well as financial sponsors Cerberus Capital Management, TPG Capital and Apollo Global Management expressed their interest in purchasing Jaguar Cars and Land Rover from the Ford Motor Company. March 2. 00. 8 Ford agreed to sell their Jaguar Land Rover operations to Tata Motors. June 2. 00. 8 Tata Motors finalised their purchase of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford. Introduction of fourth generation DiscoveryLR4. The Range Rover Evoque introduced. Fourth generation Range Rover was exhibited at the 2. Paris Motor Show. The New Discovery Range was unveiled at the 2. New York Motor Show2. Manufacturing. Land Rovers were manufactured primarily at the Solihull plant, near Birmingham, but production of the Freelander was moved to the Halewood Body Assembly plant near Liverpool, a former Ford car plant. The Freelander is also assembled in knock down kit CKD form at Land Rovers facility in Pune, India. As of 2. 01. 5, the company continued to expand by building locally in India as well as increasing the number of models made at JLRs Chikhali facility near Pune to include the Discovery Sport and Evoque.