Jaguar Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations division retailed over 9,500 high-performance and luxury SV products in fiscal 2019/20, increasing 64% on fiscal 2018/19, even though the coronavirus crisis have continued to impact sales in the fourth quarter of the fiscal year. The strong demand for all seven SV vehicles has driven this increase, including the […]
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Jaguar introduces plug-in hybrid technology to Range Rover Evoque, Discovery Sport
Jaguar Land Rover has announced that it has introduced new plug-in hybrid technology to the models such as Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport. As the company states, the recent plug-in hybrid system can switch to an electric-only mode for shorter rides. Furthermore, this petrol-and-electric driving technology permits a longer range for the vehicle without refueling. Several automakers are […]
Jaguar Land Rover extends COVID-19 production pause in UK
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday stated it would be extending its temporary pause in production lines in the UK for few more weeks as the coronavirus crisis continue to hit. The UK’s largest automaker said it prepares an “orderly return” for its plants situated at Castle Bromwich, Solihull, and Halewood in the West Midlands […]
Jaguar Land Rover employees raise money to help coronavirus patients in UK
Jaguar Land Rover said this week that its employees from Solihull plant have raised thousands of dollars to help the coronavirus affected people in UK. The automaker also stated that two donations of $6142 each will go to Renewal CC and Age UK Solihull, which will provide food parcels to around 10,000 of the locations most isolated and […]
Jaguar to stop production at UK facilities from next week
Luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover stated it would temporarily suspend production at its UK manufacturing facilities starting from next week to fight the spread of coronavirus. The automaker said it intends to restart production at the facilities in the week of April 20. Jaguar Land Rover’s manufacturing plants located in Brazil and India are continuing […]
Jaguar to operate plants in UK until at least end of week
The UK biggest automaker Jaguar Land Rover plans to continue making vehicles at its domestic factories until at least the end of the week regardless of the impact from coronavirus which has shut many other auto plants. “All of our UK plants remain open and we plan to keep building cars until at least the end […]
Tata warns of Jaguar Land Rover profit hit due to coronavirus
Indian automaker Tata Motors warned on Friday about lower profit at its British luxury auto brand Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) for the fiscal year as the coronavirus outbreak has impacted sales in China. The outbreak, which started to spread from China and is now spreading globally, has hurt sales in the country. The spread of […]
Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth will step down in September
Ralf Speth, the CEO of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is set to step down from his role at the end of his contract term in September as the UK’s biggest automaker reveals signs of improvement following a torrid 2019 of job cuts, deep losses, and declining sales. Ralf Speth has led the company since 2010 […]
Jaguar Land Rover to cut 10% of workforce at Halewood factory in UK
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) stated on Wednesday it will reduce around 10% of the workforce at its northern English Halewood factory as it modifies shift patterns to boost performance at the site. The factory produces the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport vehicles but the Unite Union cautioned that the obstacles facing the […]
Jaguar Land Rover’s sales dropped, but there are signs of recovery
Automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) posted a 6% decline in full-year sales on Friday after a difficult year in which its performance was hit by the declining Chinese auto market and declining demand for diesel vehicles in Europe. Retail sales stood at 557,706 vehicles in the last year, hit by a 13.5% downturn in China, […]
Jaguar Land Rover to halt output at UK factories for a week in November
Britain’s biggest automaker, Jaguar Land Rover, will stop production at its British factories for a week in November, its boss stated, joining BMW and Toyota in plans to help reduce any immediate disruption from a no-deal Brexit. The industry, Britain’s biggest exporter of goods, has frequently expressed its concerns that a disorderly departure from the […]
Peugeot says it can consider potential tie-ups after JLR report
PSA Group stated on Thursday it was ready to think about potential tie-ups, after the French automaker’s shares briefly increased on a report that it was in advanced discussions with Tata Motors to acquire UK-based Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). The Peugeot maker refused to discuss a report by British news agency The Press Association that […]
Jaguar Land Rover plans to allow car drivers to earn cryptocurrency
Jaguar Land Rover is testing software that will permit drivers of its cars to earn the IOTA cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing data. Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automaker, stated on Monday it is testing software that will permit drivers of its cars to earn the IOTA cryptocurrency as a reward for sharing […]
Jaguar Land Rover to announce significant UK investment
Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Tata Motors, is planning to announce hundreds of millions of pounds worth of investment in the UK, the BBC reported on Friday. The reported investment would be a good news for the country’s auto industry, which is now recording decreasing sales, investment and production. A JLR representative referred the report […]
Jaguar Lad Rover urges UK lawmakers to prevent a no-deal Brexit
Britain’s biggest automaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) prompted lawmakers to rule out the possibility that the country exists the European Union without a deal, to prevent companies from having to make expensive contingency planning. JLR stated it regretted the parliamentary vote on Tuesday when lawmakers refused by a huge margin Prime Minister Theresa May’s deal […]
