The long awaited news that Jaguar Land Rover are to enter in to a joint venture with Chery Automobile in China has been confirmed. We’ve been talking about a joint venture in China between Jaguar Land Rover and Chery Automobile for more than a year, despite the (understandable) obfuscation from JLR on the issue. And […]
Land Rover hits new sales record as UK car manufacturing rises
Land Rover has had its best ever sales month in February as sales at JLR hit 32,257, and the UK car industry saw a 23.5 per cent rise in production. Last week we reported on the doom and gloom in car manufacturing and sales in Europe with sales of mainstream cars falling away and troubled economies – like […]
JLR (Jaguar Land Rover): 1,000 new jobs at Halewood
Jaguar Land Rover are creating 1,000 new jobs at their Halewood plant to keep up with orders for the Range Rover Evoque and Freelander 2. We’ve reported umpteen times on Land Rover’s order book for the Range Rover Evoque, and how the stylish new entry-level Range Rover has scored a direct hit with buyers, And that’s now […]
Are Land Rover planning a sub-Freelander model?
It’s reported that Land Rover are planning a sub-Freelander model to fit in below the current Freelander 2 as a ‘leisure’ vehicle. Land Rover, just like Jaguar, are very much on the up since Tata took the reins in 2008 and are investing heavily in future models with 40 new models, variations and other product promised in the […]
2013 Range Rover to start at £100k – first deliveries October 2012
The 2013 Range Rover – which we’d expected at Geneva 2012 – will cost from £100,000 with first UK deliveries in October. We’re still a bit surprised that the new Range Rover didn’t debut at the Geneva Motor Show this week. After all, it’s ready to show and Land Rover are already taking orders. And we’ve spoken […]
Range Rover Evoque Convertible: Geneva 2012 UPDATED +Video
The Range Rover Evoque Convertible gets revealed – top down – at the Geneva Motor Show. Yes, we understand why Land Rover has decided to chop the top off the Evoque to come up with the Range Rover Evoque Convertible. It’ll sell in Surrey and Cheshire and in Chigwell and Brentwood (since TOWIE Brentwood has […]
Land Rover Discovery: One million Discos and an 8,000 mile road trip to Beijing
Land Rover are celebrating the millionth Discovery with a 50-day, 8,000 mile road trip to Beijing aiming to raise £1 million for the Red Cross. The Land Rover Discovery has now hit the impressive 1,000,000 production mark, with the millionth Discover rolling off the production line at Solihull today. And Land Rover are pushing out […]
Range Rover Evoque Convertible spied in London
Just days after the Range Rover Evoque Convertible was revealed, we have a spy photo of the Evoque drop-top on a London street. We’re really not sure what to make of the Range Rover Evoque Convertible. Is it a marketing masterstroke or a shot in the foot by Land Rover? So far, the balance of […]
Range Rover Evoque Convertible unveiled
Land Rover has revealed the Range Rover Evoque Convertible, which will debut at Geneva. Land Rover say it’s a concept, but it looks like it’s heading for production. It may not be the world’s first SUV Convertible (that dubious honour goes the the Nissan Murano Convertible) but the Range Rover Evoque Convertible is certainly the world’s […]
Jaguar Land Rover: Tata to double annual investment to £1.5 billion
Tata Motors has revealed that it plans to double annual investment in Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) to £1.5 billion. Just last week we reported that Tata Motors’ profits in the last quarter had been driven very much by the resurgence at Jaguar Land Rover, with JLR profits soaring while Tata Motors domestic profits declined. And it looks […]