Future model plans of World’s major passenger car OEMs : Bharatbook.com

July 21, 2008 - PRLog -- OEM, Original Equipment Manufacturer, is used in relation to manufacturing and marketing of products.  OEM's are the industry's brand name auto manufacturers, such as General Motors, Ford, Toyota, Volkswagen, etc. The OEM definition in the automobile industry constitutes a federally-licensed entity required to warrant and/or guarantee their products, unlike "aftermarket" which is not legally bound to a government-dictated level of liability
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LAND ROVER

Range Rover Sport

Place of build: Solihull (England)
Codename: L320
Platform: Ford T5
Segment: SUV
Drive: AWD
Engines: 4.2-litre supercharged V8, 4.4-litre V8, 2.7-litre V6 turbodiesel
Lifecycle: 2005-2012
Next model action: Though missing the scissor doors of the Range Stormer concept which previewed it, this rival for BMW's X5 sits above the Discovery/LR3 and below the Range Rover. It debuted in January 2005 at the Detroit show and went on sale four months later. There are four engines, though the diesels are not available in NAFTA markets and the 4.4-litre V8 was withdrawn from the UK in March 2007:

- 2.7-litre V6 turbodiesel
- 3.6-litre V8 turbodiesel
- 4.4-litre gasoline V8
- 4.2-litre supercharged gasoline V8

The platform is shared with the Discovery/LR3. Though the Sport looks a lot like the Range Rover, it sits lower and has a one-piece, top-hinged tailgate. An 'HST' version joined the range in March 2006. This has a body kit, its own grille and rectangular tailpipes. The 3.6-litre V8 turbo diesel version premiered at the Paris show in September 2006, having already been announced for what Land Rover called the '2007' Range Rover. It went on sale across Europe in January 2006. Expect a facelift in 2008.
Successor: The second generation model is expected to tackle one of the current vehicle's major problems: excessive weight. Expect aluminum for the platform and body panels. It will share its platform with the next Range Rover.
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