Land Rover smashed through the 200,000 yearly sale total for the first time, it has confirmed. British-built car firms led by the Solihull-based firm and Mini recorded outstanding sales figures for 2007.
This is despite difficult market conditions.
Vauxhall, the UK arm of General Motors, and Honda, which has a plant at Swindon were also among the automotive winners of 2007, recording sales increases of nearly 10 and 8.5 per cent respectively.
However there was gloomier news for Jaguar, whose registrations fell by nearly a fifth last year.
Land Rover broke through the 200,000 figure thanks in part to its popularity in emerging markets like China and Russia.
Figures released today by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed the firm’s UK sales rose from 42,793 vehicles in 2006 to 46,552 last year, an increase of nearly nine per cent. There’s no stopping Mini either, which boosted annual sales by 25 per cent.
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Good-afternoon all!
Great new,to hear Land Rovers,s products are
doing so well worldwide!Even on the continent
more LR vehicles are being seen on the roads.
I do hope,however,that LR cars, will not lose
their appeal,now that the company is about to
move into new ownership!
FJ Bartling,Hilversum,Holland.