Halewood staff toast milestone as sales soar
THE Land Rover plant at Halewood in Merseyside is celebrating another milestone today – the production of the 250,000th Freelander 2.
Production of the Freelander 2 began in 2007 and today, the plant’s 250,000th Freelander 2 will be driven off of the line.
Land Rover is also celebrating a growing demand for Halewood’s model as retail sales are up 22%, year to date (Apr 2010 – Feb 2011) compared with the same 11 month period in 2009/2010.
The 250,000th vehicle is a 2.2 litre TD4 Diesel GS in Fuji White and is destined for a customer who lives in Scotland.
Halewood operations director Richard Else, said: “This milestone
achievement and the increasing sales for Freelander 2 highlights just how important this vehicle is, not just to Halewood but also for the regional and UK economy – around 70% of Freelanders produced at Halewood are exported overseas.”
Halewood is in the midst of a drive to hire 1,500 staff to meet demand for the new two-door Evoque model which goes on sale later this year. Like its sister company Jaguar, Land Rover is owned by Indian conglomerate Tata Group.
