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Land Rover Discovery milestone celebrated at Solihull plant | Land Rover Discovery milestone celebrated at Solihull plant |
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The one millionth Land Rover Discovery has been produced at the company's plant in Solihull in the West Midlands. | |
A reception for staff and explorers was held there, with the vehicle starting a 50-day expedition to China to celebrate the milestone. | |
It aims to raise £1m for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support a water sanitation project in Uganda. | It aims to raise £1m for the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies to support a water sanitation project in Uganda. |
Land Rover introduced its original Discovery model in 1989. | Land Rover introduced its original Discovery model in 1989. |
'Fastest growing markets' | 'Fastest growing markets' |
The company said it "stands as an excellent example of UK design, engineering and manufacturing" with 83% of production being exported from the West Midlands. | |
About 6,000 people are employed at the firm's Solihull facility. | About 6,000 people are employed at the firm's Solihull facility. |
Adventurers Bear Grylls, Sir Ranulph Fiennes and Ben Saunders were among those at the launch of the expedition, in which four Discovery vehicles will go through more than a dozen countries. | |
Bear Grylls told BBC News at the reception: "I think it's a car that's totally synonymous with adventure and you need kit you can rely on out there and you've definitely got that with a Land Rover." | |
The Discovery will reach Beijing in China, described as one of Land Rover's "fastest growing markets" by the firm. | The Discovery will reach Beijing in China, described as one of Land Rover's "fastest growing markets" by the firm. |
Plans to build a £350m Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) facility near Wolverhampton were given the go-ahead by South Staffordshire Council in December. | Plans to build a £350m Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) facility near Wolverhampton were given the go-ahead by South Staffordshire Council in December. |
JLR has said it was creating up to 750 jobs at the site at the i54 business park near the M54 on the Staffordshire-Wolverhampton border. | JLR has said it was creating up to 750 jobs at the site at the i54 business park near the M54 on the Staffordshire-Wolverhampton border. |
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