Good morning! It’s Wednesday, April 17, 2024, and this is The Morning Shift, your daily roundup of the top automotive headlines from around the world, in one place. Here are the important stories you need to know. The Toyota CH-R Is Dead in America 1st Gear: Ports Are Filling With Unsold Cars, Mostly From China … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, reported that its FY24 retail sales saw a 81 per cent surge in retail sales in India, reaching 4,436 units. This growth, the company says, is one of its strongest performances since its entry into the Indian market in 2009, marking its highest in the past five … Read more
JLR’s full year sales rose by over 20 per cent year-on-year, the company said in a statement on April 8. The rise in sales numbers reflects improved production and sustained demand, the company said. Wholesale volumes at 110,190 units in the fourth quarter (excluding the Chery Jaguar LandRover China JV) were up 16% over the … Read more
The collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in the Baltimore Harbor is already posing a massive disruption to the automotive industry. The port handles imports, exports and parts shipments for major automakers like Audi, Bentley, BMW, Ford, General Motors, Jaguar-Land Rover, Lamborghini, Mazda, Mercedes-Benz, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru, Stellantis, Toyota, Volkswagen and Volvo — all … Read more
Mumbai: Tata Motors Ltd will split into two listed businesses comprising the commercial vehicle and the passenger vehicle businesses that includes its British luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Separation of the two businesses will help them capitalise on the opportunities and enhance focus and agility, N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Motors said in a … Read more
Mumbai: Tata Motors Ltd will split into two listed businesses comprising the commercial vehicle and the passenger vehicle businesses that includes its British luxury car unit Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Separation of the two businesses will help them capitalise on the opportunities and enhance focus and agility, N Chandrasekaran, chairman, Tata Motors said in a … Read more
MUMBAI: Luxury carmakers are increasingly rolling out models priced north of Rs 1 crore as the country’s growing ultra-high net worth (UHNW) population seeking discerning experiences snap up such supercars like never before. Carmakers such as Mercedes, BMW, Audi and Toyota rolled out eight new models with eight-figure price tags in 2023, taking the number … Read more
A group of Chicago teens decided the best way to spend their evening in Wisconsin last week was to break into a Jaguar-Land Rover dealership and steal nearly $600,000 in luxury vehicles and later go on a 40-mile car chase with police. At least they weren’t just on their damn phones, am I right? The … Read more
Photo: Land Rover You don’t exactly buy a Land Rover Range Rover Sport SV because you’re looking to be subtle. It may not be quite as in-your-face as the Lamborghini Urus, but with a 626 horsepower and 553 lb-ft of torque turbocharged V8 under the hood, it can hit 60 mph in less than four … Read more
Luxury automaker Jaguar Land Rover on Thursday reported record sales at 3,582 units for nine months ended December 31, 2023. The company said its sales rose 93 per cent year-on-year as compared to the April-December period of the last fiscal. Range Rover and Defender continue to lead with a year-on-year (YoY) rise of 250 per … Read more
