Land Rover sales up for the third consecutive month
Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Land Rover sales are on a terrific run, after having recorded a rise for the third straight month. In particular, October sales rose 89% on last year’s levels when it sold 2855 combined units of its five models. In 2009, the firm has already sold 28,042 new models so far.
It’s believed that sales were boosted by the launch of new versions of the Discovery, Range Rover and Ranger Rover Sport and new 59 registration plates. John Edwards, managing director, Land Rover UK , said that the market was up over 30% that the company recorded an 89% rise in October versus last year. Edwards said that this is a demonstration of the success of the new 2010 model year vehicles. He said that this also proves the importance of having new products in an ever competitive market. Ranger Rover Sport sales were up 210% on this time last year, while Range Rover sales were up 43%. Discovery sales saw a 112% rise, while there were also rises for Freelander and Defender sales, which were up 55% and 25% respectively.UK year-on-year new car sales were up 31.6% in October, with one in five models sold in the UK being under scrappage.
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