Freelander reaches big milestone

Landrover has built its 200,000th Freelander.

LANDROVER has celebrated the completion of the 200,000th Freelander 2 which has rolled off the production line at its award-winning plant in Halewood, Liverpool, just three years after production began.
The vehicle, a Freelander 2 TD4_e in Biscay Blue, is destined for a customer in Britain, Land Rover’s largest market.  The Freelander 2 became the first SUV vehicle in the world to use intelligent Stop/Start technology in early 2009. Since then, Stop/Start has been fitted as standard to all diesel manual Freelander 2 vehicles and accounts for almost 50% of Freelander 2 sales globally.
Halewood Operations Director Michael Straughan said: “This achievement is thanks to the Halewood workforce, who have continuously driven improvements since the launch of Freelander 2 to maximise customer satisfaction. I’d like to congratulate the Halewood workforce on this team achievement.”
The positive sales trend continues for Land Rover globally with sales up a third, although the UK remains the largest market for Freelander 2 with sales up by 75 per cent.