JLR and West Midlands police are probing the theft of a reported £3M of engines from its power train operations near Solihull. Police have been told a lorry tractor-unit visited the Damson site twice over 31 January and 1 February and drove away two trailers loaded with new engines. The trailers have since been found empty and been examined by … [Read more...]
Newslines 10 January
To mark the 10th anniversary of one its most successful models, the Qashqai, Nissan is running a special sales offer this January with up to £1254 in savings on the popular crossover. Available on all grades, the offer includes an additional £750 Nissan Deposit Contribution on 3-year finance packages (on top of existing £1,500 deposit contributions for up … [Read more...]
JLR want UK as global centre for EVs
Jaguar Land Rover has ambitions for the UK to become a worldwide centre of excellence for electric vehicles. Speaking the Warwick Manufacturing Group dinner Jaguar Land Rover CEO Dr Ralf Speth confirmed his vision to double the production output of the business, make Electric Vehicles in the UK and the desire to make the UK a global centre of excellence … [Read more...]
Newslines 21 November
JLR is reportedly going to give assembly of the Jaguar I-Pace electric SUV and a version of the next Discovery to Magna Steyr in Austria. It signed an assembly deal last year but did not specify which model would be made in the plant, although German media says it is the two models, but which have not been confirmed by JLR. Opel/Vauxhall will name its … [Read more...]
Jaguar I-Pace EV suv teaser
Jaguar unveiled its electric suv concept in the LA motor show. Order books open now for the all-electric five-seater car due to be available in 2018 and combining sports car performance with SUV practicality. All wheel drive transmission is powered by twin electric motors developing 400ps and a whopping 700Nm of torque. Jaguar say the 0-60mph time … [Read more...]
Silverstone sale is back on the grid
Silverstone is back on the market. JLR has pulled out of the proposed purchase of the F1 venue to use it as an engineering base and another bid by millionaire Ginetta owner Lawrence Tomlinson has also lapsed. Reports say that Porsche, which has base at the track, holds a covenant which would stop another car maker using the facility for more than 45 … [Read more...]
Newslines 7 October
The new Ford Mustang outperforms the Porsche Cayman and even Nissan GT-R when it comes to keeping ahead on used value. Experts at cap hpi found the latest generation of the classic US sportscar held onto 99.5% of value over 10,000 miles, well ahead of its rivals, with just over 2,300 registered on UK roads this … [Read more...]
Newslines 5 September
If they were to buy a new car tomorrow 48% of drivers would opt for a petrol model than one fuelled by diesel, 21%. A survey of 2,000 drivers also found that 16% of motorists would buy a hybrid, LPG or electric powered car, says Gocompare. There will be a £35m Government investment in the car industry in the West Midlands. Nearly 3,000 skilled … [Read more...]
Ford to create JLR battery plant?
Jaguar Land Rover declined to comment on a newspaper report that it is in talks with Ford Motor and BMW to build a battery plant in the UK. JLR executives have met Ford and BMW officials about collaborating on a plant with the capacity to supply "several hundred thousand vehicles," the Sunday Times paper reported. JLR may launch an electric Jaguar … [Read more...]
Trade lines 15 June
BCA reports average used car values rose to record levels across the board in May. Fleet and lease and part-exchange cars were in demand, with values at record levels for the second month running and early-new values also improved during the month. The Western European passenger car market witnessed a highly accelerated growth result in May, with a … [Read more...]
