Jaguar has topped the Luxury list in the J.D. Power Survey 2009 in the U.S, with Land Rover also in the top 5. This year’s J.D. Power survey in the UK saw Lexus winning out, but it’s a different story on the other side of the Pond, where Jaguar have come top of the crop […]
Jaguar Land Rover back in profit – sales up 23 per cent
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) turned an operating profit in the last quarter and saw sales rise by 23%. Despite the attempts by the UK Government to hijack Jaguar Land Rover in exchange for financial backing to get through the current economic mess that is afflicting car makers, JLR hasn’t capitulated to whatever the unknown demands […]
20 Years of Land Rover Discovery – Press Release
20 YEARS OF LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Adaptable, capable, indefatigable, unmistakable Gaydon, Warwickshire, 16th November 2009 – Workhorse, tow car, law enforcer, status symbol, people carrier, mud plugger; few cars can claim to fulfil any of these duties with genuine conviction. Yet since 16 November 1989 – 20 years ago today – one car has consistently […]
Land Rover Discovery – 20 years old +video
The Land Rover Discovery is celebrating its 20th anniversary. We have a video chronicling the changes from the original Discovery through to the Discovery 4 / LR4. It’s a sure sign that I’m getting old. Policeman look like they’ve just come out of short pants (which in the case of the ‘Plastic’ (community) police, some […]
Jaguar Land Rover – Clever Finance Deal
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has agreed a deal with GE Finance to access the funds tied up in new cars in transit. The deal effectively gives JLR £170 million working capital. Car makers have been begging lines of credit from wherever they can in the last year as the recession has bitten hard in to […]
Land Rover sales up 89 per cent
Land Rover has posted impressive sales figures for October with sales up by 89% in comparison to October 2008. Land Rover has suffered really badly from both the current economic meltdown and the world’s obsession with all things ‘Eco’. The big 4x4s produced by Land Rover seem to have been the main target of the […]
Range Rover Sport by Prestige – No, thanks.
UK tuner Prestige has launched a tarted Range Rover Sport with new bumpers, louvres and wheel arch extensions. The ultimate overkill body kit for the RRS. When I bought a Cayenne a few years ago I weighed it up against the other options. Eventually I was left with a short-list of just two cars – […]
New Land Rover Defender – Project Icon
Land Rover are working on a new Land Rover Defender – Project Icon – based on the current Discovery and due to market in 2012. Yesterday we wrote about the future of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and noted that – despite the new models JLR are planning – one model that would continue would be […]
Jaguar Land Rover – The Real Future
Jaguar Land Rover are investing £800 million in new technology to create a range of world beating Jaguars and Land Rovers. Yesterday we reported on two bits of news from JLR. First up was confirmation of our story from last month that the Range Rover LRX will debut in 2010 and go on sale in […]
Jaguar Land Rover factory closure
Tata – owners of Jaguar Land Rover – has announced they will close either the Solihull or Castle Bromwich production plants. Update 25/9/09: We’ve taken a second – more in-depth – look at JLR’s future. It’s actually much more positive than this story suggests. First comes the good news – the new Range Rover LRX […]