Land Rover North America, Inc. Reports 200,000th Vehicle Sale Since Inception; Discovery Has Best August Ever

    LANHAM, Md., Sept. 4 In August, Land Rover North America,
Inc. posted the 200,000th vehicle sold in North America since the company's
inception in 1986.  Various retail support programs have created a greater
public awareness of the unique product attributes and lifestyle possibilities
available to Land Rover owners.  Total U.S. sales came in at 2,290, a 0.7
percent decline over the year earlier period. Discovery sales were up 5
percent over August 2000, while Range Rover was off 19.2 percent.

                               U.S. SALES DATA

                         August     %      August   Y-T-D      %      Y-T-D
                          2001    Change    2000     2001   Change     2000

    Range Rover            438    -19.2      542     3260   -10.2     3,629
    Discovery Series II  1,852      5.0    1,764   12,969    -6.2    13,827
    TOTAL                2,290     -0.7    2,306   16,229    -7.0    17,456

    Land Rover Group Canada, Inc. posted the following sales results for
August 2001.

                              CANADA SALES DATA

                         August      %     August   Y-T-D       %     Y-T-D
                          2001    Change    2000     2001    Change    2000

    Range Rover             17      88.9       9      102    -13.6      118
    Discovery Series II     61     -16.4      73      486    -11.6      550
    TOTAL                   78      -4.9      82      588    -12.0      668

    Land Rover North America, Inc., established in 1986, imports and
distributes Range Rover, Discovery Series II and Freelander vehicles
manufactured for sale in the U.S. by Land Rover in Solihull, England.  Land
Rover's worldwide operations are wholly owned by Ford Motor Co., Dearborn,
Mich.  For information about the Land Rover retailer nearest you, call
800-FINE-4WD or visit http://www.landrover.com .