Land Rover

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ANALYSIS - Land Rover Discovery and future SVX

12 September 2017

Even though the Discovery hasn't long been on sale, Land Rover is adding more derivatives at either end of what is already a comprehensive line-up.

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New four-cylinder SD4 Ingenium - best Range Rover Sport yet?

1 September 2017

Is JLR's Ingenium 2.0-litre four-cylinder diesel engine up to the task of powering 2.1+ tonnes of Range Rover Sport? Perhaps surprisingly, the answer is not only a definite yes but if the other V6 and V8 options did not exist, this could well be all the RRS that anyone needs.

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ANALYSIS - Land Rover and Range Rover SUVs for the 2020s

9 August 2017

Land Rover is both the vehicle volume and profits powerhouse of not only JLR but Tata Motors Limited too. Thanks to a spark of genius which saw the L538 project take on Range Rover branding and pricing, what became the Evoque changed everything for Land Rover. Now comes the hard bit: new generations of the Evoque, Sport and Range Rover are being developed. Can Land Rover remain TML's biggest money spinner?

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Velar redefines Range Rover luxury - COMMENT

23 June 2017

Tata-owned premium car maker Jaguar Land Rover is adding, this year, another model to the Range Rover sub-brand's range - the Velar. Hilton Holloway, editor of '5054'  magazine, reflects on the thinking behind the latest Range Rover luxury car and the values of the brand.

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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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INTERVIEW: Murray Dietsch, director of programmes for Land Rover

30 September 2013

As director of programmes for Land Rover, Murray Dietsch looks after up to 16 current or future vehicle development projects at any one time. He talked recently with Glenn Brooks.

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VW led L3Pilot research project launched in Germany

15 September 2017

A broadly based European research consortium under the management of the Volkswagen Group is analysing the opportunities for using technologies to facilitate mobility in the future with the aim of achieving a breakthrough in the area of automated driving. The...

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2017 Frankfurt IAA motor show - all the world debuts

13 September 2017

All the world premieres from the 2017 Frankfurt IAA are listed below. The most important production models making their motor show debuts were the Volkswagen Polo and Volkswagen T-Roc, Porsche Cayenne, Opel Grandland X, Škoda Karoq and SEAT Arona.

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Tata Motors global wholesales up 9% in August 2017

13 September 2017

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in August 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 94,210 units, higher by 9%, over August 2016. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in August 2017 were at 35,352 units,...

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Jaguar Land Rover Gorillaz recruitment campaign nets first engineer

5 September 2017

Tata Motors' luxury car group Jaguar Land Rover has hired its first Gorillaz app code cracker, as a software engineer, saying the global recruitment campaign had proved successful.

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JLR to reveal steering wheel of the future at Tech Fest

5 September 2017

Jaguar Land Rover is revealing the intelligent and connected steering wheel of the future during the inaugural Tech Fest at Central St Martins, University of the Arts London. This steering wheel concept lives in your home and becomes your trusted companion....

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Tata Motors posts INR586.51bn revenue in Q1 FY 18

10 August 2017

For the quarter ended 30 June 2017, Tata Motors reported consolidated revenues (net of excise) of INR586.51bn (US$9.15bn) as against INR651.15bn for the corresponding quarter last year. Consolidated revenues for the quarter are lower by INR77.61bn due to...

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Tata Elxsi wins Jaguar Land Rover supplier award

10 August 2017

Tata Elxsi, a leading global design and technology services company, has received a Jaguar Land Rover Supplier Excellence Award for 2017.

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Jaguar Land Rover boosts pre-tax profit

9 August 2017

Jaguar Land Rover revenue for the first fiscal quarter ended 30 June 2017 was GBP5.6bn, up GBP244m, parent Tata Motors announced.

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JLR worldwide sales up 3.6% in July

9 August 2017

Retail sales for Jaguar Land Rover totalled 46,074 vehicles in July, up 3.6% on July 2016 with higher sales of the Jaguar XF, continuing solid sales of F-Pace, Discovery Sport and Range Rover as well as the sales ramp up of the new Discovery, now on sale in North America and China, and the introduction of the new Range Rover Velar.

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Tata Motors global sales surge 12% in July 2017

9 August 2017

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in July 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 98,534 units, higher by 12%, over July 2016. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in July 2017 were at 32,026 units,...

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Land Rover opens orders for new Discovery in India

9 August 2017

Land Rover has opened orders for the fifth generation of Discovery. The All-New Land Rover Discovery will be available for sale in India from November 2017. Customers can book their orders online on www.findmeasuv.in or at any of the 25 authorised Land Rover...

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Range Rover SVAutoiography Dynamic launched in India

27 July 2017

Land Rover has reinforced Range Rover’s status as the world’s finest SUV with the launch of the Range Rover SVAutoiography Dynamic at INR27.9m (US$435,055) ex-showroom, India. Created by Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations (SVO)...

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JLR opens Chery JV China engine plant

21 July 2017

Jaguar Land Rover has opened a Chinese engine plant as part of its RMB10.9bn (US$1.6bn) joint venture with Chery Automobile to manufacture the Ingenium 2.0-litre, four-cylinder petrol engine for future Chery JLR vehicles.

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JLR chief lauds Tata Technologies relationship

18 July 2017

Jaguar Land Rover says its relationship with Tata Technologies is "close" as it leverages the engineering services company's competences in myriad disciplines.

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Tata Motors global sales down 2% in June 2017

13 July 2017

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in June 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 90,966 units, lower by 2%, over June 2016. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in June 2017 were at 30,241 units,...

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JLR global sales up 11% in June 2017

10 July 2017

Retail sales worldwide for Tata Motors' premium Jaguar Land Rover brands rose 11% year on year to 51,591 vehicles in June 2017.

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Visteon supplies JLR Velar electronics

5 July 2017

Visteon announced it was supplying cockpit electronics and rear entertainment system parts for JLR's Range Rover Velar.

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Tata denies plans to list JLR

26 June 2017

Indian conglomerate Tata Group is said to be considering an initial public offering (IPO) for its Jaguar Land Rover subsidiary, according to reports in India citing unnamed sources.

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Jaguar Land Rover plans big recruitment drive

19 June 2017

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to hire 5,000 additional staff in the UK as it looks to strengthen its expertise in advanced technological areas such as electrification and autonomous drive.

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Break app code, get Jaguar Land Rover job

19 June 2017

Jaguar Land Rover and Gorillaz are working together to recruit a next generation of electronics and software engineering talent with a code-breaking challenge found in the virtual band's app.

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Benteler reinforces JLR tie-up with new Coventry office

14 June 2017

German supplier Benteler Automotive has hosted an opening reception for its new sales and engineering office location in Coventry, England.

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Land Rover adds Ingenium petrol engines to Evoque and Discovery Sport

12 June 2017

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has announced new 2018 model year Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models with the new, UK-made, two litre four-cylinder Ingenium petrol engines and a new 240PS diesel that are also filtering into the Jaguar line.

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JLR global sales up 1.2% in May 2017

7 June 2017

Jaguar sales rose by 28% year-on-year in May, on the back of strong demand for the Jaguar XF and Jaguar F-Pace, the World Car of the Year. Overall retail sales for Jaguar Land Rover reached 45,487 this month, up 1% on May 2016. The company sold 265,381...

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JLR India announces estimated price reduction post GST

31 May 2017

Jaguar Land Rover India announced that estimated price reduction post GST, in case it comes into effect from 1 July 2017 onwards, will be up to 12% and will vary from state to state on a model-wise basis. Consequently, such price reduction linked benefits will...

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EU to investigate state aid to JLR Slovakia plant

24 May 2017

European Union state aid regulators have opened an investigation into Slovakia's plan to grant EUR125m to Tata subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to support a new plant in the country.

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Jaguar Land Rover sets fiscal year unit sales record

24 May 2017

Tata Motors' premium vehicle unit, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the UK's largest vehicle manufacturer, has reported record vehicle sales for the fiscal year ended 31 March, 2017, as revenue and pre-tax profit both increased.

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Tata Motors reports revenue of INR772.72bn in Q4 FY 17

24 May 2017

For the quarter ended 31 March 2017, Tata Motors reported consolidated revenues (net of excise) of INR772.72bn (US$1.191bn) as against INR795.49bn for the corresponding quarter last year. Consolidated revenues for the quarter are lower by INR 90.32bn due to...

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Brazil's Innovar-Auto replacement up for discussion

19 May 2017

With the confusing Inovar-Auto (Innovate-Auto) programme due to end on 31 December 2017, the government has decided to impose a new, longer term directive for the Brazilian automotive industry.

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Tenneco announces Land Rover Discovery exhaust supply

19 May 2017

Tenneco has announced it is supplying selective catalytic reduction, diesel particulate filter and muffler systems for Jaguar Land Rover's recently launched, redesigned, seven-seat Discovery SUV.

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Tata Motors global sales dip 9% in April 2017

11 May 2017

The Tata Motors Group global wholesales in April 2017, including Jaguar Land Rover, were at 73,691 units, lower by 9%, over April 2016. Global wholesales of all Tata Motors’ commercial vehicles and Tata Daewoo range in April 2017 were at 18,844 units,...