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Tata Defends JLR Acquisition
Ford were mighty relieved when it managed to off-load it’s British marques, Jaguar and Land Rover, to Tata. Now after 1 year and 9 months of ownership, causing the normally profitable Tata Motors to...
View ArticleJLR Profits Up, VW Down. Say what?
As a car company, closing out 2009 with a profit is a commendable feat. Generally, you count yourself amongst the blessed if you are still alive (or bailed-out by friendly governments.) Let’s look at...
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Jaguars. Soon Made in China
Over the next few years, life in the UK is going to be pretty – austere. The Centre-Right government has been in power barely a month, and already they’ve slashed the budget by £6.2 billion. That was...
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JLR Looks East For Supplies
DNA India reports that Tata is making a concerted effort to source parts for Jaguar and Land Rover from low cost countries like China, India (duh!) and Poland. DNA’s source for this claim said:...
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Land Rover, Finally Made in China?
4x4s are popular in China, carry no social stigma, and are especially popular in China’s affluent east. Imported Land Rovers have made heavy inroads into China. In comes as no surprise that Chinese...
View ArticleTata Will Get By With A Little Help From Their Friends
When Tata bought Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) from Ford in 2008, the general consensus was that Ford was off-loading a massive problem, and that Tata should have their collective heads examined. JLR had...
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Tata + JLR = More Profits For Ford?
Recently, I wrote about how Tata is reaping huge profits thanks to the acquisition of the “toxic” JLR brands. It was a huge gamble to buy them, but it paid off. Literally. Well, it appears that Tata’s...
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Jaguar Land Rover Coming To China. Honestly Now
After years and years and years of rumors and premature announcements, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has finally, honestly, cross your heart and swear to fry, “finalized a joint venture agreement with Chery...
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Range Rover Hybrid Withheld From American Nouveau Riche
In a devastating blow to fans of contrived displays of ecological sensitivity and ostentatious displays of consumption, Range Rover will apparently not sell their diesel-powered Range Rover Hybrid...
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JLR Approved To Make Cars In China. Or Maybe Not
Being at odds with its number one trading partner Japan at the moment, China shows that it doesn’t have to be the big bully, and that it can make nice with other former enemies if it feels like it....
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Land Rovers, Made in Saudi Arabia
In a “build them where you sell them” move, Saudi Arabia’s commerce ministry says it has signed a $1.2 billion deal with Jaguar Land Rover to build a 50,000 unit Land Rover factory in the country. JLR...
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The Empire Comes Full Circle As Jaguar Land Rover Investigates Pukka Indian...
Although Jaguar Land Rover has made tentative forays into building cars in India (such as building the Jaguar XF from CKD kits), the British luxury group, now owned by Tata, is apparently on the cusp...
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Generation Why: “We Are Not Scion”
As Mercedes-Benz, BMW and Audi rush to prepare new entry-level product to attract a younger crowd, Jaguar Land Rover is proudly calling “bollocks” on their efforts to attract younger buyers. Although...
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Strike At DHL Could Cripple JLR
Ah, the wondrous web of global automaking: Drivers and sorters at DHL are going on strike, and this threatens to cripple production at Jaguar Land Rover in the UK. JLR has outsourced a good deal of...
View ArticleJaguar’s Two New Models Instantly Become Jaguar’s Best Sellers, New F-Pace...
After breaking its one-year-old sales record with a sharp increase to more than 61,000 sales in 2002, Jaguar’s U.S. sales decline began with a vengeance. Jaguar USA volume plunged 80 percent between...
View ArticleJaguar Manages Hat Trick, Builds Three of the Most Economical Non-Hybrids...
You don’t traditionally associate fuel economy with high-end luxury brands, but Jaguar currently sells three of the most fuel-efficient vehicles on the market, with no electric motors in sight. The...
View ArticleBrits Continue Tradition of High-cost Heists, Rob Jaguar Land Rover Plant Twice
It wasn’t exactly the Great Train Robbery, but it was daring and ballsy nonetheless. And quite expensive for the victim — in this case, quintessential British automaker Jaguar Land Rover. The company...
View ArticleJaguar Land Rover Trademarks a Bunch of Potential Car Names, Including One...
Jaguar Land Rover unleashed a volley of trademarks over past month, offering a glimpse of some of the names it might use on upcoming models. However, JLR took something of shock-and-awe approach while...
View ArticleThe V8 Engine Has a Future After All, Says Jaguar’s Design Head
Ian Callum, the director of design at Jaguar, spoke recently at Coventry University’s National Transport Design Centre on various subjects related to the auto industry. Callum, a Coventry University...
View ArticleLand Rover Will Stick an SUV in Whatever Part of Its Lineup It Wants and...
It’s 2017. If this isn’t The Year Of The Luxury SUV, then surely we’re fast approaching The Year Of The Luxury SUV. Therefore, Land Rover can pretty well do whatever it wants. “A brand like ours,” says...
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