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Tata Motors today reported its first annual loss in eight years and warned of more job cuts and plant shutdowns at the loss-making Jaguar/Land Rover unit. Tata said that it is preparing for “major belt-tightening” and will be looking to cut costs wherever possible.
“The lightening struck some time in the middle of last year, and [...]

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Land Rover has been talking about going ‘green’ for sometime now. The British SUV company has already taken steps to reduce fuel-consumption and CO2 output of its vehicles by adding a start/stop system to the Freelander. It will later add the fuel-saving feature across its lineup.
It was announced earlier this year that the UK government gave [...]

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Usually when we’re fed up with the problems with our cars, we turn to car forums on the internet to vent our anger over the brand we bought and the issues we face with our dealership in getting those problems fixed.
Well, not this individual. An anonymous driver parked and left a Land Rover Range Rover Sport [...]

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Wrapping up Land Rover 2010 LR-V8 lineup is the new 2010 Range Rover Sport. Like the 2010 Range Rover, the 2010 Range Rover Sport also gets an entry-level 375-hp 5.0L V8 naturally aspirated engine and a 510-hp 5.0L supercharged engine.
The naturally-aspirated LR-V8 allows the 2010 Range Rover Sport to go from 0 to 60 mph [...]

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Land Rover has dropped its new 2010 Land Rover LR4 (formerly known as the LR3) at the 2009 New York Auto Show. The 2010 Land Rover LR4 gets a fresh new face, an upgraded interior and improved dynamics. Land Rover is also introducing a new LR-V8 5.0L V8 direct-injection engine.
The new LR-V8 has been jointly [...]

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The new LR-V8 is the highlight of the new 2010 Land Rover models. Along with the 2010 Land Rover LR4, the 2010 Land Rover Ranger Rover also gets the new 5.0L LR-V8 which delivers more power without an increase in consumption and emissions.
The base 2010 Range Rover makes 375-hp with a maximum torque of 375 [...]

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Chairman of Tata Motors, Ratan Tata said that Jaguar and Land Rover need £500 million ($734 million) in loan guarantees from the British government or the two companies could be forced to make additional job cuts
“If funds are not available the company will not be able to run,” Tata said. “So layoffs will take place.”
Jaguar and [...]

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Land Rover announced this morning that the UK government is offering it a grant of up to £27 million ($37.2 million USD) to start production of an all-new model based on the LRX Concept shown at the 2008 Detroit Auto Show. Land Rover says that the production LRX will be the smallest, lightest and most [...]

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Tata owned Jaguar and Land Rover announced today that they will be cutting 450 jobs today due to a “severe” reduction in demand for new cars. The cuts include about 300 management level jobs and 150 salaried agency staff.
The group said that managers will not be receiving any bonuses in 2009 and management pay increases [...]

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