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Range Rover Evoque now in production for global sales
publication date: Jul 5, 2011
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author/source: Robin Roberts
The new Range Rover Evoque yesterday passed an important milestone after the first production vehicle left the line at Halewood Liverpool and into the care of the British Motor
Industry Heritage trust.
Halewood Operations is central to the success of the Evoque, with the
workforce doubling to more than 3,000 employees in order to deliver the new
model. |  | Seventy-five per cent of production is destined for export to more than
170 countries around the world, adding around £2 billion to the UK economy.
Moreover, 50 per cent of the components in new Evoque are made in Britain,
with contracts worth another £2 billion awarded to more than 40 UK supplier
businesses.
The launch of the Range Rover Evoque is just one of 40 new product actions
that Jaguar Land Rover will carry out in the next five years in the most
ambitious market offensive in the history of its two brands.
This product creation programme is supported by annual investment of £1.5
billion in developing new models, engines, technologies and vehicle lines. | | | |
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