Land Rover records third year of growth
January 27, 2009 by Matt Brogan
Land Rover Australia has today announced its third consecutive year of growth in Australia.
In fact, Land Rover was one of the few automotive brands to actually better its 2007 retail result, with a 16.5% increase over the previous year (4320 retail units).
Land Rover’s performance can be contributed mostly to the continued success of the Discovery 3, still the best selling model for the brand in Australia – even after five years in the marketplace!
The Defender 110 and Freelander 2 continued to make inroads into the highly competitive SUV segments with increases of 193 and 83.2 per cent respectively over the previous year. While at the top end of the market the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover Vogue continued their reign as the ultimate status SUVs, the highly refined and frugal TDV8 diesel engine proving to be a popular choice with customers.
General Manger, Roger Jory, said “It’s a testament to Land Rover’s excellent product that the company was able to record such a strong sales result in 2008, especially in the face of the current global economic situation. Looking forward to 2009, with such a dedicated dealer network and exceptional product lineup, Land Rover is in a great position to minimise the impact of this economic uncertainty and continue to thrive in the Australian market.”
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The might HSV avalanche SUV is better looking and more quicker. I got mine real cheap so I added 20 inch rims and a sports exhaust. I had some trouble re selling it though. Anyone interested, it doesn’t do good burnouts that is why I am selling.
ok im in for a laugh…..
what does it owe you???
Thank you HSV, that’s the funniest thing I’ve heard today! Not many people were dumb enough to buy the Crewman, let alone the Adventra, and obviously you bought 1 of the only 2 Avalanches sold! Hence go to a Holden Dealer and ALL of them now are extinct….
Thank you again for the laughs, ahh, my stomach hurts, phew…!
HSV,
Just curious it that v8 or diesel?
If that isn’t off topic CA then what is? The mans a dick of the highest order. Its a motering site not a car sales site.
I only hope that Tata can maintain the momentum that Ford have dumped. Somehow with the Asian economy buckling i don’t see it.
CA, I think you should seriously consider banning HSV’s comments from the website. Only because his views are uninformed and to bad taste. I don’t have a massive problem with him but the fact that you never delete his comments when they are off topic but you get onto other people about it annoys me and others on the website.
What’s next? His HSV has a higher top speed than a Bugatti Veyron and looks 100 times better than an Aston Martin DB9 I expect.
HSV, you must be joking? The Avalanche? Better looking? It is one of the ugliest cars Holden have ever had anything to do with. Not all cars are about being fast you know. I doubt the Avalanche would have anything on the Land Rover as far as off roading goes. Or quality. Or reliability. Or economy. Or taste. Or space.
How an you call it might (I assume you meant mighty) when you yourself say it can’t do good burn outs? It is a “performance car” after all. Holden “Special” Vehicles indeed. So special they need help to be any good.
Finally, more quicker? The word you are looking for is fast or you can drop the more and write “faster”.
Land Rover deserve this. I know I am slightly biased being a Range Rover and a Discovery 3 owner but I went into Land Rover ownership unsure of things such as reliability and quality (due to my family owning many that were unreliable and bad quality) and I was pleasantly surprised. I know Land Rover weren’t all that reliable until a few years ago but they changed very quickly and are now very sound. I hope they continue to prosper.