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UK: BMW hiring more apprentices this year
7 February 2012
BMW Group plans to increase the number of UK apprenticeships available through its company and dealership schemes to around 200 in 2012.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Honda CR-V diesel & Morgan Aero Coupe added]
7 February 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take a bow at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
COMMENT: Where does the Chinese car industry really stand?
2 February 2012
Investment banker Meyrick Cox describes the development of the Chinese auto industry, its structure and offers a view on the challenges it faces in the future.
US: January light vehicles sales surprise
2 February 2012
January US light vehicle sales were stronger than anyone expected.
UK: Jaguar Land Rover hiring 133 apprentices
2 February 2012
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will recruit 133 apprentices in 2012, its largest intake ever. Its programme, this year searching for both advanced and higher apprentices launches on Monday 6 February coinciding with National Apprenticeship Week here in the UK.
AUSTRALIA: MG heads back Down Under - from China
31 January 2012
Right hand drive MG6 sedans and hatchbacks made by Shanghai Automotive in China are being launched in South Africa, New Zealand and probably Australia.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list
30 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Unions, Saab and a Ford milestone
20 January 2012
Union news and Saab updates were amongst the most-read stories on just-auto this week.
UK: UK car output up 6% in 2011
19 January 2012
The SMMT says that UK car manufacturing rose 5.8% to 1,343,810 in 2011 and ended the year with a 1.6% rise in December. The total for the year was boosted by strong exports.
INTERVIEW: Ratan Tata
16 January 2012
After 20 years in charge, Ratan Tata steps down as chairman of Tata Sons next December after 20 years. He took time at the recent Delhi Auto Expo to reflect on his achievements.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [triple-turbo BMW added]
16 January 2012
An updated version of just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show's 6 March press day.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Detroit, sunny Detroit
13 January 2012
Triple-D week for me, this, first time in Detroit, first time at the Detroit show, first time on Delta. Despite the dire predictions of certain sages I know, it was all good.
GENEVA PREVIEW: Updated global debuts list [Peugeot 208 added]
11 January 2012
Some additions to just-auto's list of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March.
GENEVA PREVIEW: First list of global debuts [12:30 GMT, Kia cee'd added]
10 January 2012
Manufacturers continue to reveal preliminary details of world premiere concepts and production models due to take their bows at the Geneva motor show in March. Time then for just-auto's first round-up.
DETROIT SHOW: Range Rover Evoque wins NA Truck of the Year
10 January 2012
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) may not have a stand at the Detroit Auto Show, but it did not stop the company making the headlines with the new Range Rover Evoque winning the prestigious Truck of the Year award voted for by US journalists.
COLOMBIA: Sales hit a new record in 2011
6 January 2012
An estimated 5.5% growth in the nation's economy and expectations for better in 2012 are among the reasons vehicle sales reached a new record in Colombia last year.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list (now with model summaries)
6 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
US: December sales bring holiday cheer
5 January 2012
December was quite merry for automakers. US light vehicle sales rose 8.9% to an estimated 1.24m units, producing a seasonally adjusted annualised rate (SAAR) of 13.56m, down slightly from November’s 13.63m mark but still the second best reading of the year. Full year sales came in somewhat above 12.7m, in line with just-auto estimates.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Jaguar Land Rover plays catch-up in luxury segment
5 January 2012
Sales are booming for Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover in India, up a staggering 164% last year, although that is only 1,800 vehicles so there's still some work to do.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Tata chief backtracks on British manager criticism
5 January 2012
There's nothing wrong with British engineers and managers after all, said the head of Tata Motors which owns Jaguar Land Rover.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Jaguar Land Rover lips zipped on Halewood expansion
5 January 2012
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) chiefs attending the Delhi show were tight lipped over press reports back home in the UK that the company is planning to double the size of its Halewood factory near Liverpool, creating up to 1,500 jobs.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Landmark for Jaguar Land Rover
5 January 2012
This year's Delhi motor show is a landmark occasion for Jaguar Land Rover, owned by local company Tata Motors, which is using it to get the brand messages across to Indian buyers.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Global debuts list
5 January 2012
Our list of all the production models and concepts which made their global debuts at the New Delhi Auto Expo on the 5 January media day.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [Volvo concept & Porsche 911 Cabrio added]
4 January 2012
An updated list of concept and production vehicle global premieres due to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
NEW DELHI SHOW: Brummie Bolt showcases Birmingham suppliers
4 January 2012
A concept car dubbed the Birmingham Bolt - because the technical expertise and componentry it uses were sourced almost entirely from the UK’s second largest city - is on show at Dehli Auto Expo.
UK: Jaguar Land Rover ‘planning to expand Halewood factory’
3 January 2012
Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) reportedly plans to double the size of its Freelander and Evoque factory at Halewood near Liverpool and recruit a further 1,500 staff, taking the workforce to around 4,500.
December 2011 management briefing: Review of 2011 (part 2)
23 December 2011
Like any year in the auto industry, 2011 saw its fair share of company ups and downs, industrial comings and goings, and a fair old sprinkling of corporate drama. Added to the mix this year were devastating natural disasters. We covered it all on just-auto. Editor Dave Leggett sifts through the lot and picks out a few highlights from the year just gone, month by month. Part two covers the second half of the year.
UK: Work on new Jaguar Land Rover engine site could start in January
23 December 2011
Work on Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)'s new engine manufacturing plant in the UK town of Wolverhampton could start as early as January next year.
UK: Council to invest GBP18.5m in new motorway junction as JLR secures engine plant approval
23 December 2011
Staffordshire County Council in the UK's Midlands region is to invest GBP18.5m (US$29m) in building a new motorway junction to cater for increased traffic as Jaguar Land Rover builds its engine manufacturing plant.
DETROIT PREVIEW: Global debuts list [UPDATED]
21 December 2011
An updated list of all the concept and production vehicle global premieres scheduled to be revealed on the 9 & 10 January media days of the North American International Auto Show.
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