Land Rover Announces Strong July Sales
4 August 1999
Land Rover Announces Strong July SalesLANHAM, Md., Aug. 3 -- Land Rover North America, Inc. today reported July sales of 2,135 units, continuing its record setting sales pace for 1999 with the second best July in company history. "Land Rover continues to show strength in this competitive market," said Howard I. Mosher, president, Land Rover North America, Inc. "The new Discovery Series II is reaching new consumers while also attracting our loyal Land Rover customers. We remain optimistic that we will maintain our record pace through year's end." SALES SUMMARY July '99 July '98 Y-T-D '99 Y-T-D '98 Range Rover 465 556 3,807 3,844 Discovery 1,670 1,212 11,890 7,867 Defender 0 0 0 110 Total 2,135 1,768 15,697 11,821 (+20.8%) (+32.8%) NOTE: Range Rover sales include 4.6 HSE and 4.0 SE; Discovery sales include Discovery and Discovery Series II. Land Rover North America, Inc., established in 1986, imports Range Rovers and Discoverys manufactured in Solihull, England, for sale in the U.S. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The BMW Group, Munich, Germany.