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Aluminum for Land Rover?(News)(Land Rover UK Ltd. to develop sport utility vehicles)(Brief article)

Automotive News Europe,  December, 2006  by Rendell, Julian

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Byline: Julian Rendell

Land Rover is considering a lightweight aluminum construction borrowed from sister division Jaguar for its next generation of SUVs.

The company used aluminum body panels for the 1970s Range Rover and most recently on the Range Rover Sport, but not for the chassis structure.

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