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Tata confirms closing of Jaguar or Land Rover plant

When the economy gets dinged, luxury vehicles gets massive dents. Jaguar and Land Rover haven't been the most profitable aut for a while, and parent company Tata is studying which of two plants it would shut to try and stem some of the losses; Solihull or Castle Bromwich. It sounds drastic, but the pain of closing a plant and shedding underutilized capacity - about 40 percent of JLR's production overhead is going unused - could head off outright failure. Production has been pulled back already, while jobs have been cut and wages frozen, ... Read more →

Ratan Tata: All future Jaguars and Land Rovers to feature aluminum construction Jeremy Korzeniewski

Jaguar has been touting the aluminum-intensive construction of the XJ sedan since the previous-generation model was introduced back in 2003. According to the automaker, the use of aluminum in ...

Tata considers more Jaguar/Land Rover cuts after massive loss Jeremy Korzeniewski

India's Tata Motors has reported a net loss of $520 million (25.05 billion rupees) for the fiscal year ending in March of 2009. Over the same period one year earlier, Tata managed to earn 21.68 ...

Spy Shots: updated Range Rover Sport to join facelifted, Jag-engined Landies Noah Joseph

Reports indicate that Land Rover is planning to facelift nearly its entire range later this year, including refreshed versions of the LR3, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. Spy shots of the latter's ...

Jaguar and Land Rover cut 450 jobs Jeremy Korzeniewski

Just days after introducing what are sure to be two of its best cars in over a decade, Jaguar, along with its partner-in-crime Land Rover, has announced that it's trimming some 450 workers from ...

Jaguar Land Rover joins Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers 1 year ago on Autoblog

Whenever there's auto industry-related lobbying going on in Washington D.C., the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers is there. Consisting of eleven automakers representing 77 percent of all vehicle sales in the United States, the Auto Alliance has a "role in shaping meaningful public policy on ...

Jaguar/Land Rover sale a done deal, Tata names new CEO 1 year ago on Autoblog

It looks as if Ford is finally putting a fork in the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors... it's done. According to a statement from Ford, which can be read after the break, the sale of the two British automakers has been officially finalized as of today. Ford also wishes the best for its ...

Hybrid Jags and Land Rovers coming in five years 1 year ago on Autoblog

With the cash-infusion that Jaguar and Land Rover are getting from their recent acquisition by Tata Motors, hybrid vehicle development for the two brands is now underway. Indeed, production hybrid vehicles are expected within the next five years. A three-liter liter diesel six cylinder engine, an ...

Package Deal: Tata buys 5 British marques for the price of 2 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a high-res gallery of the Daimler Super 8 While most of the automotive press is reporting on Tata's acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford's Premier Automotive Group, the fine print shows that the Indian automaker got a whole package of classic British marques to go along ...

Officially Official: Tata buys Jaguar Land Rover for $2.3 billion 1 year ago on Autoblog

Ford has issued a press release confirming that it has sold both Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors for an approximate price of $2.3 billion, which comes under some numbers as high as $2.65 billion that were being tossed around yesterday. The rumor that Ford will contribute to pension funds ...

Jaguar can borrow Land Rover labor for XF launch 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res gallery of 2009 Jaguar XF As we've previously reported, initial demand for the Jaguar XF is high. The crew from Coventry needs its new luxury sedan to be a hit and would presumably like to sell as many possible when it hits showrooms next March, but the current ...






Autoblog Podcast #151: With Car and Driver's Eddie Alterman

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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