The Land Rover Freelander was a very popular SUV in Europe, manufactured between 1997 and 2015 in the English town of Solihull, on the outskirts of Birmingham. The Chinese automotive giant Chery—parent company of Omoda, Jaecco and Ebro—has reached an agreement with Jaguar-Land Rover to turn Freelander into a new brand of large, luxury SUVs, with the goal of making a place for itself in the Chinese and European market.

The automotive firm Ebro EV Motors, which began producing cars at the former Nissan plant in Barcelona's Zona Franca less than a year ago, posted sales of €105.2 million during the first half of its fiscal year. This growth has been driven by "the successful commercialization of its new sustainable vehicles," explains the group, which counts the Chinese company Chery as a minority partner. In fact, the brand has achieved a 2.52% market share in the plug-in hybrid SUV segment.