| Bright future at Land Rover |
|
| Written by Michael Moroney | |
| Wednesday, 03 October 2007 | |
|
Land Rover is in excellent shape with sales continuing to grow and profits ‘never better’, according to managing director Phil Popham. He forecast sales of over 200,000 for 2007, with 30,000 cars being sold in countries where Land Rover did not have any vehicles five years ago.
Land Rover also announced the latest technology in its drive to cut emissions and gave an indication of the design direction for future, sustainable models. From early 2009, an innovative stop-start system will be fitted as standard to all Freelander 2 TD4 manual vehicles. The system turns off the engine when the vehicle is stationary and automatically restarts it when the driver is ready to move off. It cuts carbon dioxide emissions by over seven per cent from 194g/km to 179g/km equating to a fuel economy improvement of over ten per cent.
|
| < Prev | Next > |
|---|
Custom Search
Most Popular - Features
- Budget 2008 – Thumbs up for diesel drivers
- Ford unveils new face of Focus
- Gay Byrne and Marty Whelan open new Galway Dunnes Stores
- Hats off to millinery genius
- Saab adds more than style to new 9-3 models
- Steady rather than heavy hand needed to improve road safety
- Bypassing concerns could be the real challenge
- Sp€nd Christmas in Galway
- New Galway/ Dublin train times
- Basics must come before developments rolled out
Random Features Articles
- GAA results - 19th December 2007
- Five-bedroom property at the foothills of the Burren
- Preparing your soil reaps perennial rewards
- Galway colleges to face tough battles in Sigerson and Fiztgibbon cup competitions
- United host Open Day for fans
- Laughter at the Lounge
- Polish poetry readings
- End of terrace prime property
- Player Favourites - Daryl Robson (Galway United)
- Striking property in centre of Oranmore
