Land Rover

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Chinese auto industry impacted hard by coronavirus

3 February 2020

China's automotive industry is expected to take a massive hit from the rapid spread of the corona virus in the last two weeks, at least in the first quarter of the year but very possibly for longer.

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Interior design and technology – Range Rover Evoque

9 December 2019

For some time, we have seen cockpit designers working on ways in which to display more information yet make the dash appear less complex. The second-generation Range Rover Evoque is a fine example, featuring just about every conceivable connectivity and infotainment gadget that you could wish for Christmas. Continuing QUBE/just-auto's review of interior design and technology trends, we slipped inside this well-equipped luxury compact SUV to see how it compares to its predecessor. It has a lot riding on it.

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VW EV SOP, Callum, JLR innovation and an Ocean - the week

8 November 2019

News that Volkswagen had begun what it termed its "system changeover to e-mobility" by celebrating the start of ID.3 production in Zwickau with an events attended by German chancellor Angela Merkel and, of course, group CEO Herbert Diess was the most-read article on just-auto this week.

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Tata Motors future models - Land Rover

21 October 2019

Due to higher sales in China, Land Rover saw an improvement in its worldwide performance during the 1 June to 30 September quarter. While fiscal 2019-2020 sales are still down by 4.6% (to 180,705 vehicles), the worst may now be in the past.

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Interview with JLR's director of global purchasing and sourcing, chassis systems

21 February 2018

Neil Marsons is Global Purchasing Director, Chassis, Supply Chain Design and Global Sourcing Strategy at Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) where he is accountable for strategy development and execution, as well as supplier performance for all chassis systems and commodities across all JLR vehicles. Simon Warburton talked to him at JLR’s Gaydon site in central England.

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INTERVIEW: Ford CEO Alan Mulally

28 May 2014

Alan Mulally's tenure as Ford's CEO has seen the company evolve in line with his vision of 'One Ford'. He also successfully guided Ford through recession and has generally been lauded by investors. He passes the reins over to Mark Fields in July. Dave Leggett caught up with him on the London leg of his Ford circuit farewell tour of Europe.

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Q&A with Jonathan Lee Recruitment: UK referendum on leaving the EU and the impact on the automotive industry of a restriction of skilled staff movement

11 February 2014

The British Prime Minister, David Cameron, has promised a referendum on Britain's membership of the European Union by 2017 (after the next general election). The Confederation of British Industry has argued that staying in the EU is overwhelmingly favourable for business; a view shared by the PM. Despite this, the issue has divided business leaders and spelled uncertainty for investors in UK-based global industries at a time when economic recovery and growth is crucial. In this interview, Matthew Beecham spoke with Jon Blaze, Head of Recruitment Operations at Jonathan Lee Recruitment, a leading specialist engineering recruitment consultancy. He gave an insight as to the impact that this change could have on the automotive jobs market.

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TOKYO INTERVIEW: JLR marketing chief, Phil Popham

22 November 2013

It’s been a busy few days for Jaguar Land Rover with three motor shows in three different countries on two continents. It stretches resources to the limit, but newly appointed global marketing director Phil Popham told just-auto that events and new model launches are now becoming part of everyday business.

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UK domestic engine production rises as exports fall

27 February 2020

UK engine manufacturing declined 1.7% in January to 238,193 units built.

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MTA warns "irreparable" supply effect unless restart

26 February 2020

MTA is maintaining unless authorities allow it to partially resume production at its factory in north Italy as the coronovirus spreads, three FCA lines and those of Renault, BMW and Peugeot will stop.

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Jaguar adds Spotify with F-Type update

24 February 2020

The updated F-Type is the first Jaguar to make the embedded Spotify app 'available', giving occupants instant access to 50m tracks and 700,000 podcasts without having to connect a phone.

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JLR warns of China supply-chain hit

18 February 2020

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has warned that its UK production risks being hit from next month because of supply-chain difficulties due to the disruption of parts supply from shutdown factories in coronavirus-hit China.

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JLR shows urban mobility concept ahead of real-city testing

18 February 2020

Jaguar Land Rover has shown its Project Vector, part of its Destination Zero project, an autonomous, electric, connected urban mobility vehicle.

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JLR shuts China operations to 14 February

7 February 2020

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) says it will not allow employees to travel from the UK to China and will close its operations in the country until 14 February as the coronavirus crisis continues to escalate.

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Tata Motors Q3FY20 financial results

31 January 2020

Tata Motors Ltd announced its results for the quarter ending December 31, 2019. Tata Motors Group JLR continues its turnaround journey with another strong quarter India improves sequentially; performance impacted by M&HCV decline (despite market...

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Ralf Speth resigns as JLR CEO

30 January 2020

Ralf Speth will retire as executive director and CEO of Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover at the end of his contract term in September 2020, the automaker announced on Thursday (30 January). He'll become non executive vice chairman.

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JLR cutting 500 Halewood jobs with shift change

22 January 2020

Jaguar Land Rover is cutting 500 jobs at its Halewood plant on Merseyside with workers told the losses were a result of changing shift patterns which will come into effect from April.

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JLR works on shape shifting seats

20 January 2020

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover is developing a pioneering shape-shifting seat system designed to improve occupant wellbeing by tackling the health risks of sitting down for too long.

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JLR retail sales slip 6% in 'challenging' 2019

10 January 2020

Tata's Jaguar Land Rover reported retail sales of 52,814 vehicles for December 2019, 1.3% up year on year.

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CES - Land Rover Defender claims world-first dual eSIM connectivity

9 January 2020

Jaguar Land Rover has claimed a world first for its upcoming 2020 Land Rover Defender line with dual modem, dual eSIM connectivity.

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CloudCar announces new partnerships with BYTON EV

9 January 2020

CloudCar, Inc. a Silicon Valley company and leading provider of infotainment services for the automotive industry, announced extended deployment of its next-generation cloud services platform, now live in Jaguar Land Rover's latest in-vehicle...

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Tata's Jaguar Land Rover acquires all-terrain performance specialist Bowler

18 December 2019

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover said it had acquired Bowler, a UK-based manufacturer of all-terrain performance cars, parts and rally raid vehicles.

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Citi leads £625m financing for Jaguar Land Rover Automotive with a first-ever UK Export Finance guarantee issued under its General Export Facility program

11 December 2019

Citi, together with a syndicate of international banks, completed a £625 million term loan facility with Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc in October this year. The facility is backed by a £500 million guarantee from UK Export Finance under its...

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Jaguar Land Rover reports November retail sales: Growth in China and North America, continued increase in new Evoque sales

10 December 2019

Jaguar Land Rover retail sales in November 2019 were 46,542 vehicles, down 3.4% compared to November 2018. Sales continued to improve in China (up 29.0% year-on-year) marking the fifth consecutive month of double-digit sales growth in the region. North...

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Jaguar Land Rover sales off in November but China rises

9 December 2019

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover retail sales in November 2019 were down 3.4% year on year to 46,542 vehicles.

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JLR adds SOTA capability range wide and backdates

29 November 2019

Jaguar Land Rover model has added software-over-the-air capability (SOTA) as standard rangewide and it can be activated restrospectively.

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CEE - frictionless trade key post Brexit - JLR

26 November 2019

Jaguar Land Rover says frictionless trade and free movement of labour is key to a post-Brexit environment in the UK.

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CEE - CASE megatrends key for JLR

25 November 2019

Jaguar Land Rover says CASE concepts have moved to the top of its priority list as megatrends start to increasingly shape the way it does business.

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Tata seeks EV partner for its JLR unit

12 November 2019

India’s Tata Group is looking for a strategic partner for its Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) subsidiary to share the cost of new technology development.

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JLR eyes printed electronics displays and colour changing interior panels

5 November 2019

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover thinks its "pioneering structural electronics research" could see dashboards replaced by curved screens and allow drivers to customise interiors thanks to colour changing body panels.

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Jaguar Land Rover returns to profit

28 October 2019

Jaguar Land Rover has posted second-quarter pre-tax profit of GBP156m (US$200m), while reveunue rose 8% year-on-year to GBP6.1bn

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Tata Motors Q2FY20 financial results

28 October 2019

Jaguar Land Rover improved its performance this quarter and delivered a well-rounded performance. Key Highlights of the Results: Q2‘20 Tata Motors Group JLR performance improves Sharp market decline in India Benefits from China recovery...

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Jaguar Land Rover returns to profit

27 October 2019

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has reported financial results for the three-month period ending 30 September 2019 which show a return to profitability.

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Jaguar Land Rover joins IATF

24 October 2019

The International Automotive Task Force (IATF), a group of automotive manufacturers and their respective trade associations, has welcomed Jaguar Land Rover, as Tata Motors Limited official designate, into the IATF as an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) voting member.

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Self-driving Prototype Jaguar I-PACE hits the roads for the first time in Dubai

24 October 2019

Jaguar Land Rover engineers tested a self-driving prototype Jaguar I-PACE on the streets of Dubai demonstrating the company’s latest autonomous driving research technologies and giving a glimpse into the future of mobility. Jaguar Land Rover’s...

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APC grants GBP25m for zero carbon projects

22 October 2019

Three UK-based zero carbon automotive projects have won GBP24.5m (US$33m) in government funding via the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC), securing almost 4,000 jobs.

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Jaguar Land Rover reports second fiscal quarter sales as China sales continue to recover

11 October 2019

These results reflect an encouraging recovery of Jaguar Land Rover retail sales in China (up 24.3%), with a third consecutive month of double-digit sales growth for the company in the region. Sales were also up slightly in Europe (+0.9%), offset by lower sales...

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Tata Motors Group global wholesales at 89,912 in September 2019

11 October 2019

Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in September 2019 were at 28,524 nos., lower by 45%, over September 2018. Global wholesales of all passenger vehicles in September 2019 were at 61,388 nos., lower by 14%...