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Fewer absentees, more employees and benefit for trees

Posted in Defender News on the 14 Feb 2008

Land Rover’s ‘Motor-vate’ collaboration between unions and workers at its 4×4 plant has just donated its second vehicle to a community project.
Savings are generated through reducing absenteeism, with employee incentives for 100 per cent workplace attendance.
Jon West, human resources manager at Land Rover’s Solihull factory, said: "Land Rover is delighted that, as a result [...]

Land Rover updates “iconic” Defender

Posted in Defender News on the 20 Mar 2007

Land Rover has announced that it has made improvements to its Defender model for 2007, with upgrades making it "better-equipped to meet modern day needs".
The Defender has been updated with a new 2.4-litre common rail diesel engine, six-speed gearbox with wide ratio spread, a fully integrated facia, newly configured seating and a high-output heating, [...]

New Land Rover Defender off production line

Posted in Defender News on the 13 Feb 2007

A revised model of Land Rover’s classic Defender has begun to roll off the production line at Solihull this week, in response to consistent customer demand.
The 4×4, which Land Rover describes as an "iconic model", began life in 1948.
Various versions of the vehicle have come into existence over the last 60 years and this [...]

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