Month: May 1999

THE GUARDIAN On the move: Rover’s new executive car provides Oxford jobs for Longbridge workers Rover is creating an additional 800 jobs at its Oxford plant as it moves to […]

Around 280 workers at Rover’s Gaydon plant are to take voluntary redundancy as the job losses announced at the beginning of the year begin to take effect. The cuts, which […]

BBC It took a £400m investment, but Rover’s old car factory in Oxford is now ready to produce the company’s new flagship model, the Rover 75.  Some 800 workers will […]

An extra 800 jobs are being created at Rover Oxford as the Rover 75 goes into full production as part of a £700 million investment programme for the award-winning car. […]

Land Rover has announced a new version of the flagship Range Rover HSE model. The dHSE is powered by the BMW 2.5 litre six cylinder turbocharged diesel engine and costs […]

Michael Harrison ROVER AIMS to double production to a million cars a year in the medium term, its new chairman, Werner Saemann, disclosed yesterday. The move follows the decision by […]

The Land Rover Freelander is now the top selling 4×4 off-road vehicle in Europe. Launched in European markets during last year, Freelander is already outselling its nearest competitor by more […]

The new Rover 75 has gone into full production at Rover Oxford – the culmination of a £700 million investment programme in the luxury saloon car and advanced manufacturing facilities. […]

Land Rover has launched a major new derivative of the award-winning permanent four-wheel drive Freelander. Unveiled at the Fleet Motor Show at the NEC, Birmingham, the Freelander Commercial is based […]