Last week was an eventful one for Tata Motors. First, Daimler announced that it had completed selling off its 5.34% stake in the Indian automaker, for USD $422 million. Investors including Citibank and Tata Sons, the largest current Tata Motors...
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found 13 days ago by Drew Phillips on
Autoblog
There were so many debuts at the Geneva Motor Show this year that a few new cars were bound to slip through the cracks. We happened to miss this custom Range Rover Sport from Hamann, probably because the 670 horsepower Tycoon Evo M was sharing the...
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The blacked-out Range Rover Sport before you is Hamann's Conqueror II. Much like the original Sport-based Conqueror, the package consists of door decals and a slew of body parts (fender extensions, carbon fiber hood, and "diffuser-look" rear apron,...
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Land Rover’s replacement to the Defender is reported to be known to insiders as Project Icon. Land Rover has only been working on this replacement for a little over two weeks after parent company Tata Motors had signed off funds for a full...
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found 15 days ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
The current Jaguar lineup is as good as it has been in a long time, but a report from UK site Autocar claims that good isn't good enough for overlord Tata. Tata vice chairman Ravi Kant reportedly talked with Autocar about Jaguar and Land Rover, and...
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Any car review that contains the words “more than $100,000” in the opening sentence is going to immediately reduce the number of people who will read on thinking they might actually buy this vehicle. Still, Cars.com reviewer David Thomas says...
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Land Rover is pretty busy turning out its new model – the LRX, due out sometime early next year. According to insiders, the Tata Motors owner company has also started work on its replacement to the 62-year-old iconic Defender. Known internally as...
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Land Rover’s Defender, the real off-road Land Rover, is set to get a new first in four years time, around 2014, according to a new report. The car might also end up being a hybrid, with an electric motor at the back and the petrol at the front....
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found 17 days ago by Jonathon Ramsey on
Autoblog
A replacement for the Land Rover Defender, an SUV for which the word "venerable" could have been invented, has been given the greenest of green lights by parent company Tata. The now 62-year-old go-anywhere-and-then-some truck is expected in 2014,...
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According to the latest reports, it appears that Jaguar Land Rover is co-developing a micro gas turbine in order to charge batteries in hybrid cars on the move. The system, dubbed Ultra Lightweight Range Extender (ULRE), is developed by companies...
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The European Union’s finance arm, known as the European Investment Bank, has approved a loan for $458 million to Jaguar Land Rover’s parent company, Tata Motors. The loan will be used to finance the development of micro and full hybrids as well...
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Every good turn deserves another, and in response to America’s bailout of its most vulnerable automakers, the EU is investing in its least viable automakers. Having invested $547m in Saab, the European Investment Bank is announcing a $458m loan to...
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A 340 million pound ($458 million) loan has been granted to Tata Motors’ Jaguar Land Rover unit, marking the last major element of Tata Motors’ funding plan. Tata Motors said that the loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB) will aid the...
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found 22 days ago by Noah Joseph on
Autoblog
Jaguar and Land Rover have been getting closer and closer. The two British luxury marques that once might have competed for the same customers now find themselves under the same Tata-constructed roof. And in the process they've begun sharing parts...
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Expect to see a new, smaller SUV for Land Rover to go on sale in the third quarter of 2011. Land Rover made the announcement to dealers during a breakfast make meeting. Michael Levitan, chairman of the Land Rover Business Operations Council and...
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found 23 days ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
Despite enduring a string of financial hardships, Land Rover still enjoys one of the clearest and most robust brand identities in the automotive kingdom. The English automaker has held the same core values since the company's first off-roader was...
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Land Rover will be bringing the 2008 LRX hybrid concept to market in the third quarter of next year. Prior to that day, the small SUV will debut at the Paris Motor Show and, in the U.S., at the LA Auto Show. The plan was revealed to Land Rover...
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found 23 days ago by Chris Shunk on
Autoblog
If you're not a big fan of Olympic ice skating you probably missed the fact that U.S. skater Evan Lysacek beat out Russian favorite Evgeni Plushenko to win the gold metal at the Vancouver games. We know we missed it, but we can't pass on a chance to...
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According to new reports, Land Rover will unveil the highly anticipated “coupe SUV”, the Land Rover LRX, at this year’s Paris Auto Show later this year. The LRX is expected to go on sale late-2010 as an 2011 model. The LRX is expected to be a...
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Whatever happened to the funky looking Land LRX Concept? According to Land Rover, the SUV is scheduled to go on sale in the third quarter of 2011 after making its debut in June at the 2010 Paris Motor Show, the company told dealers at a breakfast...
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found 24 days ago by Jeremy Korzeniewski on
Autoblog
Is the world ready for a kinder, gentler Sport Utility Vehicle? Land Rover is betting on it, and the rugged British off-road brand will reportedly debut its hotly anticipated LRX at the Paris Motor Show later this year. Shortly thereafter, the...
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Ralf Speth has been appointed as CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, replacing David Smith, who resigned in January. Speth, a former BMW AG and Ford Motor Co. executive, has accumulated 22 years experience in the industry. At BMW, his last job was vice...
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From using six platforms, Jaguar Land Rover plans to just use two, including a platform shared between the Range Rover and Jaguar XJ. Creating a Range Rover out of the same structure that underpins the new XJ saloon requires only limited and...
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found about 1 month ago by Arman on
Motorward
As one of the most prestigious tuner in the world, Project Kahn has come up with a new package for the 2010 Range Rover Sport, which can only be described as the Ultimate! You see, this year Range Rover gave the Sport a 500hp V8 and thought that’s...
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Dr. Ralf Speth has been named the new CEO for Jaguar Land Rover, appointed with the task of helping to turn around the two brands under the stewardship of their new owner, Tata Motors. Jaguar Land Rover’s latest CEO, Dr. Speth, has 22 years...
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Dr. Ralf Speth has been named the new CEO for Jaguar Land Rover, appointed with the task of helping to turn around the two brands under the stewardship of their new owner, Tata Motors. Jaguar Land Rover’s latest CEO, Dr. Speth, has 22 years...
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There are changes afoot at Tata Motors’ Jaguar/Land Rover division, since CEO David Smith departed the company and former Tata CEO Ravi Kant stepped in temporarily. Smith likely left over planned cuts to JLR’s UK production capacity, and now...
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In an effort to cut cost, Tata Motors owned Jaguar and Land Rover are planning to cut down from using six platforms to just two. The move will also include a platform share between the Range Rover SUV and the XJ sedan. Insiders says that building a...
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Global sales for Tata Motors Ltd., India’s largest vehicles maker, in January almost doubled to 85,714 units, compared to sales from a year earlier. Included in this figure were the sales of UK-based luxury brands Jaguar and Land Rover that nearly...
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