Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports Record May Sales

             U.S. Land Rover sales up 22.5 percent over May 2000

    LANHAM, Md., June 1 Customer response to a variety of
marketing programs -- including the SUV segment's only 30-day money-back
guarantee, offered by Land Rover on the Discovery Series II -- continues to
drive consumer traffic at Land Rover retailers throughout the U.S.  The
British sport-utility manufacturer posted 2,382 total U.S. sales in May -- the
company's best-ever May result.  Land Rover Discovery Series II posted its
strongest May sales month ever, up nearly 23 percent over May 2000.  Range
Rover sales were also up significantly from May 2000.

                               U.S. SALES DATA

                         May        %       May    Y-T-D       %      Y-T-D
                        2001     Change    2000     2001    Change     2000
    Range Rover          456      +21.3     376    1,832     -20.9    2,317
    Discovery Series
     II                1,926      +22.7   1,569    7,679      -7.4    8,289
    TOTAL              2,382      +22.5   1,945    9,511     -10.3   10,606

    Land Rover Group Canada, Inc. posted the following sales results for May
2001.

                              CANADA SALES DATA

                         May        %       May    Y-T-D       %      Y-T-D
                        2001     Change    2000     2001    Change     2000
    Range Rover           12       +9.1      11       65     -18.8       80
    Discovery Series II   79      +12.9      70      306      -4.1      319
    TOTAL                 91      +12.3      81      371      -7.0      399

    Land Rover North America, Inc., established in 1986, imports and
distributes Range Rover and Discovery Series II vehicles manufactured for sale
in the U.S. by Land Rover Group Limited in Solihull, England.  Land Rover's
worldwide operations are wholly owned by Ford Motor Co., Dearborn, Mich.
      For information about the Land Rover retailer nearest you, call
800-FINE-4WD or visit http://www.landrover.com .

    CONTACT:  Mark Schirmer, 301-918-8045, or Bill Baker, 301-731-8705, both
of Land Rover North America, Inc.