Land Rover has got off to a flying start with a record breaking January. Global sales are up 22% against the same period last year at just over 15,000 units making this the best January ever for the 4x4 manufacturer.

Once again impressive performances have been delivered in both the Europe and North America markets, with a 16% and 33% year on year improvement respectively. The UK also saw growth with particularly strong sales amongst Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models.

Strong sales performances in emerging markets are particularly exciting. China has recorded a record month with sales up 176% year on year driven in particular by sales of Discovery 3. Russia, which saw dramatic growth in 2005 continues to steadily increase with January sales up 42% year on year, again a record.

Matthew Taylor, Land Rover's Managing Director, said: "This really is a phenomenal start to 2006 and continues the incredible year we had in 2005. Customers from across the world are taking advantage of the strongest model line up in Land Rover's 58 year history and sales growth in emerging markets really demonstrates the global appeal of 21^st century Land Rover."

Meanwhile, in Australia, Land Rover sales increased from 121 in January 2005 to 325 units in January 2006!

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