Land Rover

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Interior design and technology – Range Rover Velar

29 August 2018

Designed and engineered at JLR’s development centres in the UK, the Range Rover Velar plugs a gap between the Evoque and Sport. Continuing QUBE/just-auto's review of interior design and technology trends, we take a closer look inside this mid-size SUV to see what differentiates it from its siblings.

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Commercialising innovation - as easy as APC

6 July 2018

To continue to encourage and ‘derisk’ invention and innovation in the UK’s automotive industry the Advanced Propulsion Centre (APC) was established in 2013 as a result by intervention by the UK government and the industry (the UK’s Automotive Council). The APC has been funded with GBP1bn with half of the fund stemming from the government and half from industry. Its brief is simple, but complex: support the UK industry’s move to low carbon solutions and create an ecosystem that supports R&D, thus ending the dreaded ‘valley of death’.

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ANALYSIS - Just how good is the Range Rover Velar?

25 January 2018

Some say the new Velar might prove to be too attractive. If mass-admiration becomes major sales volume, what impact will this have on what must surely be Tata Motors' highest margin models, the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover?

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The Ingenium petrol Evoque - any good?

14 December 2017

Last time I spent more than 10 minutes with a Range Rover product: it had an inline six cylinder engine. Diesel. Made by BMW. That long ago.

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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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JLR India enhances InControl Package features

19 September 2018

Jaguar Land Rover India has started offering class leading advanced connectivity features called Protect, Remote Premium and Secure Tracker under the InControl Package (inbuilt communication and connectivity related features in the car), on its flagship...

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Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover puts UK plant on three day week

17 September 2018

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has put its Castle Bromwich Jaguar plant in Birmingham on a three-day week, ironically, just ahead of opening its new Land Rover Discovery plant in Slovakia.

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JLR puts pressure on UK gov for right EU Brexit deal

12 September 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) CEO Ralph Speth has warned that a UK-EU Brexit trade deal is needed that protects frictionless trade between the UK and the EU or the company will be faced with additional costs that could potentially cost tens of thousands of UK jobs.

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JLR global sales down 4.9% in August 2018

10 September 2018

Jaguar Land Rover reported total retail sales of 36,629 vehicles in August 2018, down 4.9% year on year. Jaguar Land Rover: August 2018 - 36,629 units; change YoY - (-)4.9%; YTD 2018 - 390,992 units; change YoY - (-)2.6% Jaguar: August 2018 -...

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JLR launches research project to study pedestrian trust in AVs

29 August 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover has fitted ‘virtual eyes’ to intelligent pods to understand how humans will trust self-driving vehicles, as research studies suggest that as many as 63% of pedestrians worry about how safe it will be to cross the road in the future.

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Jaguar Classic to build all-electric E-type

24 August 2018

Following an overwhelmingly positive reaction to the original concept for ‘the most beautiful electric car in the world’, Jaguar Classic has confirmed it will offer all-electric E-types for sale. The news follows the iconic EV sports car’s...

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Jaguar Land Rover says July sales reflect 'market uncertainty'

10 August 2018

Jaguar Land Rover said retail sales in July fell 21.6% year on year to 36,144 vehicles "primarily reflecting transitional issues in certain markets".

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Jaguar Land Rover books first quarter pre-tax loss

1 August 2018

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover Automotive has reported a a pre-tax loss of GBP264m for the three-month period ending 30 June 2018.

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JLR updates Range Rover with new diesel and driver assistance

30 July 2018

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover has updated its premium Range Rover line with a new engine and more driver assistance items.

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Jaguar Land Rover does Europe recharger deal with Plugsurfing

23 July 2018

Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover announced it had done a deal with Plugsurfing to supply a "premium charging service for its electric vehicles in selected markets in Europe".

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Moody's downgrades JLR parent Tata Motors

16 July 2018

Moody's Investors Service has downgraded to Ba2 from Ba1 the corporate family rating (CFR) for Jaguar Land Rover parent company Tata Motors (TML). It also downgraded the company's senior unsecured instrument ratings to Ba2 from Ba1 but said "the rating outlook is stable".

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JLR India sales surge 66% in H1 2018

12 July 2018

Jaguar Land Rover India has announced a strong 66% increase in sales in the first half of calendar year 2018. With 2,579 units sold during this period, Jaguar Land Rover India reported a robust performance, buoyed by a strong product portfolio, world-class...

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JLR worldwide sales up 0.9% in June 2018

10 July 2018

Jaguar Land Rover reported total retail sales of 52,049 vehicles in June 2018, up 0.9% year on year, primarily reflecting the introduction of the Range Rover Velar and the Jaguar E-Pace. Jaguar Land Rover: June 2018 - 52,049 units; YoY change - 0.9%;...

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Jaguar Land Rover chief issues Brexit warning

5 July 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralph Speth has called for more Brexit certainty for business and warned that additional tariffs and trade costs under a 'bad deal' could cost the company more than GBP1bn a year.

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Jaguar Land Rover needs differentiation through good design - exec

25 June 2018

As the auto industry reacts to the threat of disruption in the mobility space, a Jaguar Land Rover executive has stressed the need for the company to rise above commoditisation and continue to adapt to changing market needs with vehicle designs that customers can be passionate about.

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Chery Jaguar Land Rover expands its Changshu plant

22 June 2018

Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (CJLR) is about to put its Changshu Plant Phase II into operation. Phase II will add 70,000 units to annual capacity. The Jaguar E-Pace will be the first product of Phase II.

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Jaguar Land Rover joins subscription model

15 June 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)  is the latest premium OEM to dip its toes into the car subscription model.

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Jaguar Land Rover to move all Discovery production to Slovakia

11 June 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to move all production of its Discovery SUV model from its Solihull plant to Slovakia (Nitra) from next year.

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JLR global sales up 6.1% in May 2018

8 June 2018

Jaguar Land Rover reported total retail sales of 48,281 vehicles in May 2018, up 6.1% year on year. The sales growth was primarily driven by the introduction of new models including the Range Rover Velar, the Jaguar E-Pace and the new Land Rover...

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Volume still low but JLR sticks with Brazil assembly plant

4 June 2018

Despite production volumes way short of expectations, Jaguar Land Rover has no plans to close its Brazilian assembly plant, a top executive has said.

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Glover replaces Hicks as MD of JLR UK

25 May 2018

As part of what is described as 'a major restructure of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) global Marketing, Sales, Service and Public Relations functions', Rawdon Glover is to be the new JLR UK Managing Director, replacing Jeremy Hicks.

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JLR global revenue up 6% in FY2017-2018

24 May 2018

Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the UK’s largest vehicle manufacturer, reported pre-tax profits of GBP1.5bn (US$2.0b) for the financial year to 31 March 2018. Revenues increased 6% to GBP25.8bn with high demand for new models in key markets including China...

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JLR global sales up 11.9% in April 2018

10 May 2018

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, reported total retail sales of 45,180 vehicles in April 2018, up 11.9% year-on-year. Sales were primarily driven by the introduction of new models including the Range Rover Velar (winner of the...

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Magna creates 300 UK jobs with opening of new aluminium castings plant

9 May 2018

Magna has opened its aluminium casting facility in Telford, England, to supply structural castings to Jaguar Land Rover creating 300 new jobs.

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JLR appoints new director of manufacturing

3 May 2018

Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced that Grant McPherson is to join the Board of Management as Executive Director, Manufacturing. He succeeds Wolfgang Stadler in the role - Stadler is retiring.

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American Ford truck gets an English engine

30 April 2018

Ford's new three litre diesel V6 engine for the top selling North American F-150 pickup truck line comes from England, though that is not mentioned in official statements from the automaker.

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Inrix/AutopleX consortium to enhance AV capabilities

24 April 2018

Inrix, the world leader in connected car services and transportation analytics, and the AutopleX consortium, led by Jaguar Land Rover, announced that the Centre for Connected and Autonomous Vehicles has awarded GBP4.7m (US$6.6m) to significantly enhance...

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Ricardo joins JLR-led AutopleX project to develop AVs that 'see' around corners

23 April 2018

Led by Jaguar Land Rover, AutopleX is a GBP4.7m (US$6.6m) project to develop self-driving cars that can 'see' at blind junctions and through obstacles. AutopleX will combine connected, automated and live-mapping tech so more information is provided...

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JLR to cut 1,000 jobs - reports

13 April 2018

Media reports in the UK say that Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover is about to announce major output and job cuts reflecting lower orders on Brexit and diesel uncertainties. A formal announcement is expected on Monday (April 16).

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JLR global sales up 1.7% in FY 2017-18

10 April 2018

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, reported retail sales of 614,309 vehicles for the financial year ended 31 March 2018, up 1.7% on the prior year. Jaguar Land Rover: FY 2017/18 - 614,309 units; change YoY 1.7%; YTD 2018 -...