201215 May

Rise in car sales in April slowest in a decade

Posted in Car sales, Car sales in India, Passenger car sales in India

By Joydip Sur

The car price hike post-budget and rising interest rates have taken a heavy toll on passenger car sales in India.

201214 May

Jaguar Heritage Racing returns to the iconic Mille Miglia

Posted in Jaguar, Jaguar Heritage Racing, Mille Miglia, Stirling Moss,

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Jaguar will return to the 2012 running of the iconic Mille Miglia, a 1000-mile (1,600 kilometre) road race through Italy, with the legendary Sir Stirling Moss piloting the very same car which he drove 60 years ago.

201211 May

JLR commits extra £1 billion to UK suppliers; creates 300 jobs

Posted in Jaguar Land Rover, JLR, Range Rover Evoque, Land Rover Freelander 2, Ralf Speth

By Joydip Sur

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has decided to spend an additional £1 billion with UK suppliers over the next four years amid continued global demand for the Range Rover Evoque.

201230 Apr

HARMAN to Supply Tata Motors with World-class Audio and Infotainment Solutions

Posted in HARMAN, Tata Motors, Tata, infotainment solutions

By Mukul Sarkar

Opening a new chapter in Indian car industry, HARMAN, the premium audio and infotainment group (NYSE:HAR) has finalised a strategic multi-year relationship with TATA Motors (NYSE:TTM) India’s leading automobile company (owner of Jaguar Land Rover) to develop and deliver branded audio and infotainment solutions for this automobile major.

201205 Apr

Jaguar confirms F-Type sportscar for production

Posted in Jaguar, F-Type, Jaguar F-Type, C-X16, Jaguar C-X16 concept, New York Auto Show

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Jaguar has confirmed that it will bring an all-new sports car to production; the F-Type. Speaking at the New York auto show Adrian Hallmark, Global Brand Director, Jaguar Cars, confirmed: "We showed the C-X16 concept in September 2011, and the reaction to it has been so positive that we've accelerated our development of an all-new Jaguar sports car.

201223 Mar

Jaguar Land Rover and Chery tie-up confirmed

Posted in Jaguar, Land Rover, JLR, Chery, Chinese car market, China, JLR-Chery JV

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Jaguar Land Rover and Chinese car-maker Chery have entered into a joint-venture agreement whereby the British brands will be manufactured and sold in China. A sub-brand, expected to be formed out of the JV, will also build and sell cars exclusively for the Chinese market.

201216 Mar

Car prices will rise a min of Rs 5,000 after Union Budget

Posted in Union Budget 2012, car prices, car prices in India, price rise

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car prices are set to rise in India, after a 2 % hike in basic excise duty from the present 10% to the proposed 12 %. Additionally, excise duty on large cars will also increase from 22% presently to 24%. However, the government has decided against imposing a ‘diesel tax’, a move which has brought some respite to car-makers in the country.

201213 Mar

Jaguar Heritage Racing Programme Announced

Posted in Jaguar, Heritage Racing Programme, Nurburgring, Goodwood, C-type

By Team autojunction

Jaguar Land Rover today announced the launch of Heritage Racing, a programme which will see Jaguar return to the competitive arena through the vibrant world of historic motorsport. Jaguar Heritage Racing will see "works supported" Jaguars return to the racing world at venues such as Goodwood and Nürburgring.

201209 Mar

Jaguar Land Rover opens a new dealership in Gurgaon

Posted in Jaguar, Land Rover, JLR dealership, Gurgaon, NCR

By Team autojunction

Jaguar Land Rover has opened a new dealership in Gurgaon, taking the total number of JLR dealrs in the National Capital Region (NCR) to three.

201205 Mar

February car sales surge before budget announcement

Posted in car sales, budget, fuel prices, diesel, petrol, diesel cars

By Harmaan R A J Madon

Car sales in February have been better than expected, especially coming on the back of the depressed sentiment in the market in the last quarter of 2011. Most car-makers have reported better than expected sales, but are cautious before commenting on whether such momentum will be maintained in the coming months.