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Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports October 2000 Sales

1 November 2000

Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports October 2000 Sales

    LANHAM, Md., Nov. 1 Land Rover North America, Inc. posted
October 2000 sales of 2,259 units, the second strongest October in company
history.   Discovery Series II sales of 1,750 units marked the second-best
October ever for the Discovery model.  Year-to-date 2000 sales are tracking
slightly behind the record year of 1999.

                                SALES SUMMARY
                       OCTOBER '00    OCTOBER '99   Y-T-D '00     Y-T-D '99
    Range Rover            509           849           4,772        5,991
    Discovery            1,750         2,240          17,429       17,835
    Total:            2,259(-26.8%)    3,089       22,201(-6.8%)   23,826