Tata Motors today acquired the Jaguar Land Rover businesses from Ford Motor Company for a net consideration of US $2.3 billion, as announced on March 26, in an all-cash transaction. Ford has contributed about US $600 million to the Jaguar Land Rover pension plans.

Mr. Ratan N. Tata, Chairman of Tata Sons and Tata Motors, was present at the handing over ceremony at the head quarters of Jaguar Land Rover at Gaydon in the UK along with Mr. Don Leclair, the Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Ford Motor Company, and Mr. Lewis Booth, Executive Vice President of Ford Motor Company, who has responsibility for Ford of Europe, Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover. Continue Reading »
Jaguar and Land Rover sale to Tata Motors complete!

Newly formed Liberty Electric Cars Ltd is investing £30 million in the re engineering of large luxury cars and 4 x 4s into emission-free, high performance electric vehicles. The company will design and manufacture a unique electric drive-train platform to power a wide range of large vehicles, which will also have the flexibility to incorporate emerging technologies. Continue Reading »
UK: Liberty Electric set to debut electric powered luxury cars!

Land Rover welcomed HRH The Prince of Wales today to the company’s factory in Solihull as it celebrated its 60th anniversary. The Prince of Wales, who also celebrates his 60th birthday later this year, cut a specially designed Land Rover shaped birthday cake and unveiled a commemorative plaque to mark the occasion. The cake was donated to Birmingham Children’s Hospital. Continue Reading »
Prince Charles visits Land Rover factory for 60th anniversary!

STRUT has introduced a new carbon fiber finish option in a new design for the 2006 to ‘08 Range Rover and the Range Rover Sport. These collections are also offered in standard chrome or black, and STRUT can color-match grilles to any Range Rover paint finish, the company says. Continue Reading »
STRUT introduces new carbon fiber Range Rover Collections!

MTI Automotive, the exclusive importer of Land Rover to Egypt, has announced today that Land Rover was once again the official car of the Spirit of Adventure Raid in Egypt. Land Rover, the only dedicated 4×4 manufacturer in the world, signed a sponsorship deal with Aquasun Expedition to support Raid, a grand scale desert adventure traversing thousands of kilometers of Egyptian desert and oasis.

MTI Automotive, as the sole distributor of Land Rover in Egypt, supplied the Expedition with six Land Rovers to travel in.

Organized by Aquasun Expedition, the Raid was a multi-day journey through the wilderness of Egypt, discovering the country’s natural beauty and exploring its less traveled areas. The expedition also benefited the Egyptian tourism industry by highlighting some of the nation’s rarely seen natural wonders. Continue Reading »
MTI Automotive supplies Land Rovers for Spirit of Adventure Raid Expedition!

60 years ago today, a motoring icon made its public debut, when the original Land Rover was shown at a motor show in Amsterdam, on April 30, 1948. The current Defender is clearly descended from that first vehicle, known as a Series 1. Extraordinarily, they even share a couple of original parts, an oil filler plug and a cleat for tying down the canvas roof. But the rest of the vehicle technology has moved on considerably. Continue Reading »
Land Rover: Celebrating 60 years and going strong

Kahn Design and Cosworth have been working together on a new Land Rover line. We can’t confirm whether a V12 Range Rover might be in the works yet. However, these two British firms have just released a teaser photo of their upcoming Kahn Cosworth 300 that will be based on the Range Rover Sport. Jump through for the full press release. Continue Reading »
Teaser photo released of new Kahn Cosworth 300 Range Rover Sport

Strong international sales and technical expertise have resulted in Land Rover winning not one but two Queen’s Awards for Enterprise. Land Rover has received the award for International Trade for an outstanding performance in increasing export sales by 52% to nearly £4 billion a year, an increase of £1.3 billion in three years. Continue Reading »
Land Rover wins two Queen’s Awards!

The Land Rover Freelander 2 has been voted ‘Best 4×4′ by the panel at the What Diesel Magazine Car of the Year Awards 2008.

The Freelander 2’s impressive 2.2-litre diesel engine impressed the judges and topped the category against tough competition from the Land Rover Discovery 3 and the Nissan X-Trail. Continue Reading »
Freelander 2 voted best diesel 4×4

Land Rover will be celebrating its 60th anniversary as the featured marque at the 2008 Goodwood Festival of Speed from July 11-13.

Land Rover, in conjunction with Gerry Juddah, will create an eye-catching automotive sculpture in front of Goodwood House which will uniquely showcase the vehicles’ supreme breadth of capability. The impressive structure will incorporate an original 1948 Land Rover, a selection of vehicles from the Company’s model range, finished with the acclaimed LRX concept cross-coupe – a bold evolution of Land Rover design that signals the brand’s shift into new areas of the market. Continue Reading »
Land Rover 60th Anniversary celebrations at Goodwood!