Land Rover lacks the ability to make cars.
Land Rover is a car brand that specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles , owned by British multinational car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover , which has been owned by India 's Tata Motors since 2008 . The Land Rover name was originally used by the Rover Company for the Land Rover Series , launched in 1948 . The Land Rover Discovery is a mid-size luxury SUV , from the British car maker Land Rover . Rover Company . The company traded as Rover , manufacturing cars between 1904 and 1967 , when it was sold to Leyland Motor Corporation , becoming the Rover marque .