Hvad er range rover's moderselskab?
Tata Motors
I 2008 solgte Ford Motor Company Jaguar og Land Rover til Tata Motors. I handlen indgik rettighederne til tre andre britiske mærker: Jaguars eget Daimler-mærke samt to hvilende mærker Lanchester og Rover. BMW og Ford havde tidligere beholdt ejerskabet af Rover-mærket for at beskytte integriteten af Land Rover-mærket, som "Rover" kunne forveksles med på det amerikanske 4x4-marked; Rover-mærket blev oprindeligt brugt på licens af MG Rover, indtil det gik konkurs i 2005, hvorefter det blev generhvervet af det daværende Ford Motor Company-ejede Land Rover Limited. Dette salg omfattede også det hvilende Rover-mærke. Fra august 2012[opdatering] er de fleste Land Rover-motorer i produktion drevet af Ford-motorer. I henhold til vilkårene for overtagelsen har Tata ret til at købe motorer fra Ford indtil 2019. I 2011 bekræftede Tata planerne om at investere 559 mio. dollars i at bygge en motorsamlingsfabrik i det britiske West Midlands. Det blev dog kun oplyst, at fabrikken skal producere firecylindrede motorer. De ottecylindrede motorer, der anvendes i Land Rovers, blev ikke nævnt.
Tata Motors
In 2008, Ford Motor Company sold Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors. Included in the deal were the rights to three other British brands: Jaguar's own Daimler marque, as well as two dormant brands Lanchester and Rover. BMW and Ford had previously retained ownership of the Rover brand to protect the integrity of the Land Rover brand, with which 'Rover' might be confused in the US 4x4 market; the Rover brand was originally used under licence by MG Rover until it collapsed in 2005, at which point it was re-acquired by the then Ford Motor Company owned Land Rover Limited. This sale also included the dormant Rover brand. As of August 2012[update], most Land Rovers in production are powered by Ford engines. Under the terms of the acquisition, Tata has the right to buy engines from Ford until 2019. In 2011, Tata confirmed plans that it is investing $559 million to build an engine assembly plant in the British West Midlands. However, it was only stated that the plant will produce four-cylinder engines. The eight-cylinder engines used in Land Rovers were not mentioned.
Land Rover