Swifts' winning streak broken Apr 13, 2009
Land Rover and Range Rover models get a facelift, including more powerful engines. They danced to the tune on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, and this year it won an Oscar for best original song. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Stars and their cars Feb 10, 2009
Ewan McGregor doesn't get about on a BMW motorbike with his gear strapped to the back but switches between a Toyota Prius and a Land Rover Defender. Miley Cyrus, 16, may have only just got her licence but she is on the streets in her mum's old Porsche Cayenne GTS.. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Both Tata Motors & Land Rover competing for LSV for Indian Army Feb 16, 2008
Both Tata Motors & Land Rover competing for Light Specialist Vehicle for Indian Army- Automobiles-Auto-News By Industry-News-The Economic Times ... Both Tata Motors & Land Rover competing for Light Specialist Vehicle for Indian Army16 Feb, 2008, 0149 hrs IST,Chanchal Pal Chauhan, TNN ... NEW DELHI: Tata Motors will soon be pitted against the famed British Land Rover, the company it is all set to acquire along with Jaguar. (India Times)
Defender for Defence, from Land Rover Feb 16, 2008
NEW DELHI: Even as Tata Motors revs to buy Jaguar and Land Rover brands from Ford, Land Rover is firming up its own independent plans for India and is set to start assembly operations, targeting the defence and utility vehicle segments with its 'Defender' range. John Stretton, Land Rover's global corporate and direct sales director, said the company was chalking out its own plans that would also see it forging partnerships with Indian companies for localised content and for marketing and... (India Times, India -- Intl Business)
Warning on 'arms laws loopholes' Aug 8, 2007
"The UK working group on arms gave us the example of Turkish supplied and built Land Rover Defender vehicles being used in the notorious Andijan massacre in Uzbekistan in 2005. "This graphically demonstrates the particular challenges thrown up by inadequately regulated licensed production agreements. " Published: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 10:15:06 GMT+01 ? STAKEHOLDER LINKS ? RELATED LINKS ?2007 ePolitix.com. (ePolitix)
Prevent torture equipment sales at arms fairs, say MPs Aug 7, 2007
They express concern about loopholes in the law that have allowed Land Rovers to be used in violent attacks on unarmed protestors in Uzbekistan and open the way to the sale of British military equipment to Burma despite an arms embargo ... The report says the inadequacy of controls over licensed production abroad was shown by the use of Turkish supplied and built Land Rover Defender vehicles in a massacre in Uzbekistan in 2005 when up to 500 people were killed. (Guardian Unlimited -- UK)
'Gaps' in arms exports controls Aug 7, 2007
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Former Clemson star McNeal waived by Raiders Jul 12, 2007
As police there were conducting a routine background check, they discovered O'Neal was wanted in Florida on allegations he sold a Clearwater pawn broker a Land Rover, a vehicle that he did not own, for $15,000. A warrant for McNeal's arrest in the Clearwater case was issued in December 2005. (ESPN -- Football News)
Ethiopia: Mistaken Identity Theory Mar 6, 2007
The vehicles - a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Land Rover Defender - still had luggage, shoes and mobile phones inside. British Ambassador Bob Dewar said: "If, as has been speculated, the group is being held against their will, it may be they have been victims of mistaken identity."Whatever the case, there will be those in the community who are willing and able to facilitate their safe return. (Sky News)
