Employees at Halewood operations on Merseyside are celebrating after the 100,000th Land Rover Freelander 2 rolled off the production line.  the milestone vehicle has been built just 17 months after Freelander 2.  last year was the first full year of the Freelander 2 sales and saw the all-new model hugely popular across the world.  It proved particularly popular in key emerging markets such as Russia, China and the Middle East.  The 100,000th car, a Rimini Red 2.2 Diesel Auto is now en route to a customer in the city of Surgut, located on Russia's Siberian Plateau.    Sales of Land Rover are booming in Russia - more than 12,000 units were sold there last year - an increase of 95% over 2006.  The Freelander is engineered to perform in most extreme conditions, from minus 40 to 50 Celcius and, like all Land Rover products, has a breadth of capability.  This makes it perfectly suited to the Russian market which is one of the most diverse and challenging environments in the world, with driving conditions ranging from extreme desert heat to freezing snow and ice.  Russian Freelanders have special "fuel fire heaters" fitted which heat the diesel fuel up to prime the engine during winter months.