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Land Rover Announces Record January Sales Figures of 2,292 Units

2 February 2000

Land Rover North America, Inc. Announces Record January Sales Figures of 2,292 Units; Discovery Series II Sales Up More Than 50 Percent Versus January 1999

    LANHAM, Md., Feb. 1 -- Land Rover North America, Inc. has
posted its best January sales figures ever.  The company sold 2,292 units in
January 2000, an increase of 28 percent versus January 1999.  January 2000 was
also the best January ever for Discovery Series II, with 1,761 units sold.

                                SALES SUMMARY
                   JANUARY '00    JANUARY '99      Y-T-D '00      Y-T-D '99
    Range Rover            531            620            531            620
    Discovery            1,761          1,170          1,761          1,170
    Total:               2,292(+28.0%)  1,790          2,292(+28.0%)  1,790

    NOTE: Range Rover sales include 4.6 HSE and 4.0 SE.

    Land Rover North America, Inc., established in 1986, imports Range Rover
and Discovery Series II vehicles manufactured in Solihull, England, for sale
in the U.S. and is a wholly owned subsidiary of The BMW Group, Munich,
Germany.