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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 22 Feb 11
Jaguar Land Rover parent Tata Motors is in talks with a Chinese sport utility vehicle maker regarding a possible assembly agreement, reports have claimed.
Reuters said the Indian company was holding discussions with Great Wall Motor Co about the possibility of a tie-up.
The move, if confirmed, would tie in with recent speculation about Tata wanting a foothold in China…
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Alun Thorne B'ham Post 10 Feb 11
Jaguar Land Rover is set to create 1,000 engineering jobs as it takes another step towards becoming a billion pound company.
The company has already posted half year profits of £493million and with business booming around the globe it is set to post another strong set of quarterly results on Friday…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 14 Jan 11
Jaguar Land Rover’s strong sales performance is a major boost to the West Midlands automotive supply chain, one of its leading advocates has claimed.
Many firms working in the crucial sector are reaping the benefits of the sales growth, with many reporting increased volumes and new orders on the strength of demand.
“There is no doubt that the West Midlands supply chain is feeling the positive effects of Jaguar Land Rover’s strong sales performance,” said Rachel Eade, automotive cluster manager for the Manufacturing Advisory Service – West Midlands”…
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Duncan Tift BusinessDesk 19 Nov 10
The UK automotive industry has received welcome news with an announcement that UK car production rose by 6% last month, while in the year to date the figure has increased by 31% when compared with last year.
The sector, which is critically important to the economy of the West Midlands, has improved because of a growing demand for British-made models such as Jaguar and Land Rover.
Figures released by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders showed the total number of cars manufactured in October was…
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B'ham Mail 5 Nov 10
Workers at Jaguar Land Rover, including employees at two plants in the West Midlands, have voted overwhelmingly to accept a deal including a two-year pay rise which union leaders said would secure their jobs for a decade.
Unite said 74% of workers at Castle Bromwich and Solihull, along with Merseyside plant Halewood, accepted the deal which will see pay increase by 5% this year and by RPI inflation plus 0.5% the following year…
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Express & Star 15 Oct 10
Car giant Jaguar Land Rover is to invest billions of pounds in its business, creating thousands of new jobs and safeguarding its UK factories.
The new jobs will include 1,500 at the Halewood plant on Merseyside next year, while the other two manufacturing sites at Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the West Midlands will be retained, ending fears for their future.
The company said it had ambitious plans for new models and volume growth and announced a “landmark” pay and conditions deal with trade unions…
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Graeme Brown B'ham Post 23 Sep 10
Jobs have been secured at an automotive supply firm after landing a long term deal to work on the next generation of Land Rover models.
ZF Lemforder UK suffered an “alarming” fall in sales last year as a result of the recession but managing director Terry Somerfield said demand had picked up in 2010.
And jobs have been secured at the firm’s plants in Solihull and Darlaston after the firm extended its six-year partnership with Land Rover to work on all chassis corner modules for the next Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Discovery models until 2020…
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Express & Star 6 Sep 10
Sales of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles increased last month, bucking the trend, as an overall slump in new car registrations of 17.5 per cent was recorded.
Figures for August released today by the Society for Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) show a second drop in car sales, following 12 successive months of growth…
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Christina Savvas B'ham Post 27 Aug 10
The Business Secretary sent out a clear message that there would be no hand-outs for struggling car manufacturers during a visit to the West Midlands – despite latest figures showing a drop in sales.
Dr Vince Cable, who was at Gaydon, near Warwick, to find out about Jaguar Land Rover’s new models, said the Government was not in a position to help individual companies.
During his fifth visit to the West Midlands since taking up his position in the Government, Dr Cable told the Birmingham Post: “We have been frank with the industry, we are not in a position to give out large amounts of money to individual car companies…
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Jon Griffin B'ham Mail 11 Aug 10
Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled record-breaking profits of nearly £234 million in just three months – but the axe remains poised over the future of the Solihull and Castle Bromwich plants.
The latest profits announced by the Midlands biggest manufacturer is their best quarterly financial results by far since the Tata takeover two years ago…