Tag: JLR

InMotion Ventures Micromobility Market Map

With the explosion of micromobility in Europe over the past year and InMotion’s focus on the space, I’ve been increasingly asked “Scooters… what’s going on?”. So in an effort to bring some clarity to this rapidly evolving sector, we’ve created a global micromobility market map. We’ve scoured the world for services, software and hardware suppliers… Continue reading InMotion Ventures Micromobility Market Map

Jaguar Land Rover to shut down UK factories for a week in November

Jaguar Land Rover Firm joins BMW and Toyota in halting production to mitigate disruption in event of no deal The Castle Bromwich factory will be among the three temporarily shut down, in addition to an engine facility in Wolverhampton. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover will halt production at British factories for a… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to shut down UK factories for a week in November

Jaguar Land Rover opens giant Advanced Production Creation Centre

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has unveiled a new Advanced Product Creation Centre at its Gaydon HQ, on an expanded site now equal in area to 480 football pitches. Widely known as the Gaydon Triangle because of its unusual layout, the £500 million centre will be a base for almost 13,000 engineers and becomes by far the… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover opens giant Advanced Production Creation Centre

MG Motor re-opens booking of Hector from September 29

NEW DELHI: SAIC-owned Morris Garages (MG) Motor will reopen bookings of its mid-size SUV Hector from September 29, 2019, according to the company. It halted the bookings in mid-July as company was not able to fulfill the demand. The company till now have sold 3500 units of Hector in the first two months of its… Continue reading MG Motor re-opens booking of Hector from September 29

JLR cutting vehicle output by 7,000 after sales tumble – Coventry Telegraph

Jaguar Land Rover has told suppliers it is going to cut its vehicle output at its Halewood plant. This is due to their weak global sales which are down by eight per cent so far this financial year. The car-maker is thought to have said it will cut production by 7,000 vehicles at the Merseyside… Continue reading JLR cutting vehicle output by 7,000 after sales tumble – Coventry Telegraph

The reinvented Land Rover Defender that never was

Initially, the first LCV car – LCV1 – was, according to Peter, “an attempt to knock weight out of a Discovery just by substituting aluminium for steel. The problem was you needed to use heavier section aluminium to maintain the strength of the steel one, so it was a bit of a blind alley.”  LCV2 was… Continue reading The reinvented Land Rover Defender that never was

BMW should buy Jaguar Land Rover from Tata Group, Bernstein says

Buying JLR for 9 billion pounds ($11.2 billion) could add 20% to BMW’s earnings By Anurag Kotoky We need to talk about Jaguar Land Rover. That’s the message from Sanford C. Bernstein analysts, who say BMW AG should buy the British luxury brand from India’s Tata Motors Ltd. “BMW is overcapitalised and awash with cash.… Continue reading BMW should buy Jaguar Land Rover from Tata Group, Bernstein says