Land Rover is owned by Tata Motors (India, NSE: TATAMOTORS), which acquired the brand on 2 June 2008 from Ford.[1][2] Land Rover was founded in 1948 in Solihull and was independent until 2008.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Land Rover was designed in 1947 as a farm vehicle using surplus aircraft aluminium because steel was rationed. The Defender descended from it stayed in production for sixty-seven years, and Tata has owned the brand since 2008.
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Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for about $2.3 billion in cash. Ford had paid roughly $2.5 billion for Jaguar in 1989 and $2.7 billion for Land Rover in 2000, so it sold both together for less than it had paid for either.
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The parent company of Land Rover is Tata Motors, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Land Rover originated in the United Kingdom in 1948, but it is owned today by Tata Motors, which is headquartered in India. So Land Rover is a British-origin brand under Indian ownership.
Tata Motors completed its acquisition of Land Rover on 2 June 2008, after announcing the deal on 26 March 2008.
Land Rover was an independent company from its founding in 1948 in Solihull until Tata Motors acquired it in 2008.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Land Rover is still owned by Tata Motors. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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