Jaguar Land Rover expands global innovation network; launches hub in India

Jaguar Land Rover expands global innovation network; launches hub in India

Jaguar Land Rover on Wednesday said it has launched an initiative in India to work closely with startups for developing the next generation of products and services that will help define the company’s future client experiences. The Tata Motors-owned marquee brand has launched the Open Innovation Hub in Bengaluru, building on the success of the … Read more

The Indica story: Behind Tata’s buyout of iconic JLR, an old tale of humiliation

The Indica story: Behind Tata’s buyout of iconic JLR, an old tale of humiliation

Behind Tata Motor’s big-bang buyout and the eventual turnaround of the iconic but troubled Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) brand, there was an old tale of abject humiliation meted out to Ratan Tata and his passenger car business team by some officials at American giant Ford Motors, who formerly owned the brand. In 1999, Tata Motors … Read more

From Tetley and JLR to StarBucks and Air India: A Look at Tata Group Deals During Ratan Tata Era

From Tetley and JLR to StarBucks and Air India: A Look at Tata Group Deals During Ratan Tata Era

Ratan Tata, who passed away on late October 9 at the age of 86, had succeeded J R D as the chairman of the Tata Sons in 1991. Since then, the company has touched new heights as it witnessed a number of major international and domestic deals under him. The deals have transformed the Tata … Read more

Tata Motors JLR investment: JLR steps up its 5-year investment plan by £3 billion

Tata Motors JLR investment: JLR steps up its 5-year investment plan by £3 billion

Mumbai: Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, Tata Motors UK subsidiary, has increased its planned five-year investment by 3 billion pounds, or 20%, 18 billion pounds (Rs 1.91 lakh crore). The Indian automaker had previously planned to invest 15 billion pounds in the British manufacturer of the Jaguar F-Pace and Land Rover Discovery between fiscal years 2024 … Read more

JLR to Use China’s Chery Exeed Platforms in Future EVS, Here’s What Report Says

JLR to Use China’s Chery Exeed Platforms in Future EVS, Here’s What Report Says

Representational Image. (File photo) The news has been confirmed by the Chery Group president Yin Tongyao. He revealed that the joint venture between JLR  and Chery Group-owned Exeed has been extended. The Tata owned-Jaguar Land Rover is gearing up to contribute in the EV segment. The company is all set to introduce battery-powered models soon. … Read more

BMW And Jaguar Land Rover Knowingly Used Parts Produced With Chinese Slave Labor

BMW And Jaguar Land Rover Knowingly Used Parts Produced With Chinese Slave Labor

BMW and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are the latest manufacturers to land in hot water after the U.S. Senate Finance Committee found they both continued using parts made by a Chinese supplier that has been flagged for forced labor. BMW shipped at least 8,000 Minis containing the part after the company was informed about the … Read more

Tata Motors news: Tata Motors shines in Q4, anticipates debt-free status; JLR posts record profit

Tata Motors news: Tata Motors shines in Q4, anticipates debt-free status; JLR posts record profit

Tata Motors, India’s largest automaker by revenue, trumped Street expectations with amore than threefold surge in net profit in the March quarter propelled by strong performances across its three business verticals. The parent of British luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc reported a net profit of Rs 17,528 crore in the three months ended … Read more

Tata Motors sees a relatively weak H1, set to shed net automotive debt though in FY25

Tata Motors sees a relatively weak H1, set to shed net automotive debt though in FY25

Having reported record high revenue, profits and free cash flows, Tata Motors now expects to become net automotive debt free on a consolidated basis in FY25, it said in a stock exchange filing. The company is ‘cautiously optimistic’ on domestic demand over the full year, but expects the first half of the financial year to … Read more

Jaguar Land Rover: Tata Motors to use new $1 bln plant to make Jaguar Land Rover cars

Jaguar Land Rover: Tata Motors to use new  bln plant to make Jaguar Land Rover cars

Tata Motors is planning to manufacture Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) luxury cars at a $1 billion plant that it is planning to build in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, two sources with direct knowledge of the plans said. Tata Motors announced plans to invest in a new plant in Tamil Nadu in March but … Read more

JLR full-year sales rise by over 20 per cent year on year

JLR full-year sales rise by over 20 per cent year on year

JLR’s full year sales rose by over 20 per cent year-on-year, the company said in a statement on April 8. The rise in sales numbers reflects improved production and sustained demand, the company said. Wholesale volumes at 110,190 units in the fourth quarter (excluding the Chery Jaguar LandRover China JV) were up 16% over the … Read more