Jaguar Land Rover to set up manufacturing plant in Tamil Nadu, India, operations to start in 2026 On June 25, the Government of Tamil Nadu announced on its social media handles that Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), a subsidiary of Tata Motors, will set up a new automotive manufacturing facility in Ranipet, Tamil Nadu. The plant is scheduled to begin completely knocked down (CKD) operations in early 2026. In the first phase, the facility will have an annu...

News  Updated at: 2025/06/26

JLR India retail sales grew by 31% yoy in Q1 FY 2025 On July 10, JLR (Jaguar Landrover India reported 31% yoy growth, with quarterly retail sales of 1,371 units in the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. Both Defender and Range Rover Evoque grew by more than 50% with Defender being the highest selling model in the portfolio. Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, and Defender account for 75% of the total order book. JLR India's order bank also grew by 1...

News  Updated at: 2024/07/10

Jaguar Land Rover, India commences local production of Range Rover, Range Rover Sport On May 24, JLR (Jaguar Land Rover) announced that Range Rover and Range Rover Sport will now be locally manufactured in Pune, India. The locally manufactured Range Rover is now available in a 3.0L gasoline Autobiography variant priced at INR 26 million and delivers a power of 293 kW and a torque of 550 Nm, while the 3.0L diesel HSE variant, which is priced at IN...

News  Updated at: 2024/05/24

Jaguar Land Rover, India sales grew by 81% in FY 2023-24 On April 10, JLR India announced that it retailed 4,436 units during the full year ended March 31, 2024, displaying a growth of 81%. Its total retail sales for the fourth quarter were 854 units, up 43% year-on-year. Range Rover and Defender retail sales displayed yoy increases of 160% and 120% respectively, while the recently launched 2024 model year Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque g...

News  Updated at: 2024/04/12

Jaguar Land Rover unveils new Range Rover Evoque On June 21, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) unveiled new Range Rover Evoque SUV.New Range Rover Evoque offer the advanced P300e plug-in electric hybrid, and petrol and diesel Mild Hybrid Electric Vehicle (MHEV) engines. Diesel mild hybrid availability is Market dependent. It is offered in four trims: S, Dynamic SE, Dynamic HSE, and Autobiography.This plug-in hybrid version combines a 3-cylinder Ingenium ga...

News  Updated at: 2023/06/21

Jaguar Land Rover selects British Motors Kazakhstan as an official distributor On September 21, Jaguar Land Rover announced a partnership with British Motors Kazakhstan (part of Astana Motors) as an official distributor in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The distribution agreement was signed on September 1, 2022. British Motors Kazakhstan will offer Kazakh customers the latest Land Rover range, which includes the new Range Rover, Range Rover Velar, ...

News  Updated at: 2022/09/21

Land Rover begins production of Evoque again in Itatiaia, Brazil On November 24, Land Rover announced the resumption of production of the Range Rover Evoque at its Itatiaia plant in Brazil. The second generation Evoque is assembled from CKD (Completely Knocked Down) kits, with approximately 10% of its components being manufactured locally in Brazil.Both SE and R-Dynamic HSE versions of the Evoque feature the 2.0-liter Ingenium turboflex engine, w...

News  Updated at: 2021/11/25

MTA, Italy develops power distribution units for JLR’s mild-hybrid models  On October 12, MTA S.p.A. announced that it has designed two power distribution units - MVJB and the RMVJB for the new mild-hybrid models of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) cars. The FMVJB power distribution unit is supplied to JLR in 4 different variants which differ in the population of fuses or in the fixing points. Through a complex system of co-moulding between the bus...

News  Updated at: 2021/10/14

Chery JLR launches P300e plug-in hybrid version of Range Rover Evoque L luxury compact SUV On August 29, Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co., Ltd. (Chery JLR) announced the launch of P300e plug-in hybrid version of Range Rover Evoque L, a luxury compact SUV at the Chengdu Motor Show. It retails for CNY 445,800. New cars will be manufactured at Chery JLR’s Changshu plant.Developed based on the PTA (Premium Transverse Architecture) platform, t...

News  Updated at: 2021/09/08

Chery JLR launches Range Rover Evoque L luxury compact SUV On July 19, 2021, Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Co., Ltd. (Chery JLR) launched the Range Rover Evoque L luxury compact SUV. The vehicle is available in five versions and retails for between CNY 389,800 and CNY 475,800. As a long-wheelbase version of the Range Rover Evoque, the vehicle adopts the Range Rover family design language. It has a number of tailor-made features for the Chine...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/23

JLR launches new Range Rover Evoque in India On July 6, Jaguar Land Rover India announced that it has begun deliveries of the new Range Rover Evoque in India. The new Evoque is available in R-Dynamic SE trim on Ingenium 2.0L gasoline and the S trim on 2.0L diesel powertrain. The 2.0L gasoline engine delivers a power of 184 kW and 365 Nm of torque and the 2.0 l diesel engine delivers a power of 150 kW and 430 Nm of torque. The new Range Rover Evo...

News  Updated at: 2021/07/06

Land Rover to resume Evoque production in Itatiaia, Brazil On May 18, Land Rover announced that the Range Rover Evoque, which has been out of production for two years in Brazil, will resume production at the Itatiaia plant again in Q4 2021.The new Evoque will be produced with a turbocharged 2.0-liter flex-fuel engine that generates 250 hp and 365 Nm of torque, with a nine-speed automatic transmission and all-wheel drive.As the second generation ...

News  Updated at: 2021/05/21

JLR’s future air purification technology proven to inhibit viruses and bacteria by up to 97 percent On March 16, Jaguar Land Rover announced that its future cabin air purification technology has been shown in laboratory tests to inhibit viruses and airborne bacteria by as much as 97 per cent. The prototype heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) system uses Panasonic’s nano X technology to inhibit harmful bacteria and viruses, and ...

News  Updated at: 2021/03/16

Land Rover launches 2021 Discovery Sport with new diesel engine in Brazil On January 20, Land Rover announced the launch of the 2021 Discovery Sport, the only model of the brand still assembled at the Brazilian factory in Itatiaia, with a new D200 diesel engine that produces 199 hp and 43 kgfm of torque as optional.The SUV that arrives at the brand's dealerships in Brazil in February in three versions (S, SE and R-Dynamic SE) also incorporates th...

News  Updated at: 2021/01/29

Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport now available with refined special editions, new infotainment and electrified engines On Aug 26, Land Rover announced that the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport are now even more efficient and digitally connected, with state-of-the-art Pivi infotainment, new efficient gasoline and diesel mild-hybrid engines, as well as unique Special Editions. The flagship Evoque Autobiography edi...

News  Updated at: 2020/08/26

JLR India begins delivery of BS-VI compliant gasoline models On July 7, Jaguar Land Rover India announced that it has begun deliveries of BS-VI compliant gasoline (petrol) derivatives of the new Range Rover Evoque and the new Discovery Sport. The two SUVs are powered by Ingenium 2.0L turbocharged gasoline engines, producing 184 kW and 365 Nm of torque, which is supported by a 48-volt mild hybrid system. Both models have “Cabin Air Ionisation...

News  Updated at: 2020/07/08

Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport now available as Plug-in hybrids On April 22, Jaguar Land Rover announced that the new Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport premium compact SUVs are now available with plug-in hybrid electric vehicle (PHEV) technology, delivering the performance, refinement and capability customers expect together with an electric-only range of up to 66 km and CO2 emissions as low as 32 g/km.Badged P3...

News  Updated at: 2020/04/22

Jaguar Land Rover trials innovative plastic recycling technology On July 18, Jaguar Land Rover informed that it is trialling an innovative recycling process which converts plastic waste into a new premium grade material that could feature on future vehicles. It’s estimated that the amount of waste plastic is predicted to exceed 12 million tonnes globally by 2050. Today, not all of this plastic can be recycled for use in automotive applications...

News  Updated at: 2019/07/19

Land Rover launches new Range Rover Evoque in Brazil, imported from the UK On June 18, Land Rover presented the new generation 2019 Range Rover Evoque in Brazil, imported from the UK. The new-gen Evoque was introduced in Europe at the end of 2018 and already made its debut in the Brazilian market, but it is no longer locally produced at the Itatiaia plant and is imported again from the UK.Only the top-of-the-line R-Dynamic version, with a 300 hp ...

News  Updated at: 2019/06/20

JLR to comply stricter RDE2 emissions test with Range Rover Evoque On April 24, Range Rover informed that the new Range Rover Evoque has become the first luxury compact SUV to be certified under stringent new NOx emissions targets, Real Driving Emissions stage 2 (RDE2), ahead of the official legislative introduction for new models in January 2020. All Jaguar Land Rover models already meet the standards required by the first phase of the Real Driv...

News  Updated at: 2019/04/25