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Venu Srinivasan reappointed as trustee, JLR hack hits UK economy, India’s steel sector woes

Industrialist Venu Srinivasan was reappointed as a life trustee of the Sir Dorabji Tata Trust on Wednesday, a day before his three-year term was to end. The decision was taken unanimously by the board

Britain considering financial support for Jaguar Land Rover's suppliers

The luxury carmaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, has three factories in Britain, which together produce about 1,000 cars per day

Jaguar Land Rover extends UK factory shutdown to Sept 24 after cyberattack

The luxury carmaker, owned by India's Tata Motors, said it shut down its systems in early September to contain the hack that has severely disrupted its retail and manufacturing operations

Jaguar Land Rover names Tata Motors CFO PB Balaji as CEO, replacing Mardell

Last week, a spokesperson for JLR said Mardell would step down after being at the helm for three years

IAF fighter jet crashes in Haryana's Panchkula, pilot ejects safely

A Court of Inquiry has been ordered into the accident

Jaguar Land Rover now faces competition from its Chinese partner in UK

Chery Automobile Co is preparing to bring its upmarket Jaecoo brand to JLR's home market, where the Chinese carmaker hopes to take on the Range Rover line

Jaguar unveils new logo ahead of electric car launch, Musk takes a jibe

The company has also updated its iconic leaping cat emblem, known as the 'leaper'. Jaguar referred to it as the brand's 'precious mark of provenance'

Jaguar's luxury electric sedan undergoing road testing, debut on Dec 2

In Jan 2024, the luxury car maker announced its plans to transition to fully electric car line up by 2025

Brits won't be able to buy new Jaguars until 2026 as brand goes electric

JLR laid plans to take Jaguar in an EV-only direction in early 2021, only months after then-PM Boris Johnson announced plans to phase out sales of new petrol or diesel cars by the end of the decade

Tata-owned British icon JLR is out for hunt with models assembled in India

India will supplement Range Rover's global production at its iconic manufacturing base in Solihull, which will also produce Range Rover's upcoming fully electric model

Jaguar develops mobile energy-storage unit using Range Rover batteries

The MAX BESS can charge up to nine Range Rover PHEVs at a time and can be recharged using a standard EV charger

Tata's $5.2 bn EV battery project in Britain shouldn't be underestimated

The significance of the £4 billion ($5.2 billion) project shouldn't be underestimated, though it is more of a lifeline for domestic carmakers rather than their crowning glory

What's In a Name? Stories Behind India's Homegrown Brands

Ever wondered about the fascinating backstories behind the brands we encounter daily? In this video, we'll tell you about the intriguing origins and inspirations behind some of our homegrown brands. >

From Jaquar to Lakme: How some of the biggest Indian brands got their names

Here are etymologies of some of the oldest and most popular homegrown brands in the country

Jaguar Land Rover plans annual investment of 3 billion pounds by FY26

Tata Motors' owned Jaguar Land Rover plans an annual investment of 3 billion pounds while targetting revenue of over 30 billion pounds by FY26, according to an investor presentation by the company. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which makes SUVs such as Range Rover, Defender and Discovery under the Land Rover brand and Jaguar luxury cars, expects to have revenue of over 28 billion pounds in FY24. Tata Motors shared the presentation to be made by JLR on stock exchanges. Under its 'Reimagine' strategy, which was designed to address the key challenges facing its business, JLR had aimed to become a more agile business, with a simplified manufacturing operation and an ambition to achieve positive cash net-of-debt by 2025. In its 'Investor Day 2023' presentation, JLR said, "Reimagine will deliver" and its investment target is 3 billion pounds per annum. Further, the company is looking at free cash flow of 2 billion pounds by FY24 and "continuing to be significantly positive thereafter". In t

Jaguar recalls I-Pace electric vehicles due to fire risk in batteries by LG

Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the US due to the risk of the high-voltage battery overheating and catching fire. The recall is the latest in a series of electric vehicle battery recalls because of the potential for fires. Documents posted on Wednesday by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration say the recall covers all of the SUVs from the 2019 through 2024 model years. The documents say the vehicle batteries were made by LG Energy Solution, which is under investigation by the NHTSA after five automakers issued recalls due to possible defects that could cause fires or stalling. The NHTSA opened the probe in April of 2022 covering more than 138,000 vehicles with the South Korean company's lithium-ion batteries. General Motors, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Stellantis and Volkswagen have issued recalls since February of 2020, most due to internal battery failures that can increase the risk of fires. The agency says it will write to LG and other

Jaguar Land Rover revs up for electric race; can it meet its 2030 target?

JLR aims to become electric-first luxury carmaker, to invest 15 bn pounds over next 5 years

Jaguar Land Rover to train 29,000 workers, dealers for EV transition

Jaguar Land Rover said it would retrain thousands of highly skilled automotive engineers and production employees, who previously worked on the development of internal combustion cars

Expect 60% of sales to accrue from pure-electric variants, says Jaguar

Jaguar Land Rover expects 60 per cent of its brand Land Rover's sales across the globe to come from pure-electric trims by 2030. The Tata Motors-owned luxury carmaker plans to add at least six pure-electric variants to be part of the Land Rover portfolio starting 2024. The British automaker has already confirmed a pure-electric new Range Rover to join the product range in 2024. "Over the next four years, Land Rover will welcome six all-electric variants across two architectures our flexible Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA) and Electric Modular Architecture (EMA)," the company stated in its Annual Report for 2021-22. The move towards pure electrics would help the company to meet unprecedented policy shifts and an exponential rise in customer demand towards electric vehicles across its key markets, it said. "As adoption increases, we expect 60 per cent of global Land Rover sales to be pure-electric by 2030," the company informed its shareholders. The company noted that work

JLR commences deliveries of new Range Rover in India: Know features, price

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Monday said it has commenced deliveries of the new Range Rover in the country. The model comes with a line-up of six and eight-cylinder powertrains, priced between Rs 2.38 crore and Rs 3.43 crore (ex-showroom). The new Range Rover comes with 3 litre petrol and diesel engines, respectively. The model also features a bigger 4.4 litre petrol powertrain. "The New Range Rover is the epitome of exclusivity and modern luxury, that strikes the perfect balance of peerless refinement with technological sophistication. It is truly, the most desirable vehicle meant for the most discerning of customers," JLR President and Managing Director Rohit Suri said in a statement. The new Range Rover comes with five seats in both Standard (SWB) and Long Wheelbase (LWB) body designs and an option of a third row for extended comfort for up to seven adults in the LWB, the automaker stated. JLR vehicles are available in India in 21 cities through 25 authorised outlets.