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Tata's H5X concept unveiled in February will spawn a production model called the Harrier, Tata confirmed earlier this month. The small SUV will reach showrooms where the Indian brand operates in early 2019. The Harrier, like the H5X concept, will be based on a modified version of the D8 platform (also referred to as LR-MS) found in Land Rover's Discovery Sport and destined for the next-generation Range Rover Evoque. Tata says its version of the platform, which the automaker is calling the Omega-Arc, has been modified to suit conditions in markets where it operates, namely India, the Middle...
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Tata shows E-Vision electric sedan concept in Geneva
Tata is one of the biggest automotive brands in India but is barely known elsewhere. One of its biggest claims to fame is the launch of the world's cheapest car, the Nano, back in 2009. Tata knows it will need world-class vehicles if it is to be recognized on the world stage, so it recently...
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Tata H5X concept is Indian firm's first vehicle based on Jaguar Land Rover platform
Tata, famous for launching the world’s cheapest car, may soon have vehicles in its lineup based on platforms shared with vehicles from Jaguar Land Rover. That's the message the Indian automaker wants to get across with the unveiling of the H5X concept on Wednesday at the 2018 Auto Expo...
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Did Tata just buy a $900M stake in Faraday Future?
Faraday Future may have just been thrown a life line in the form of a $900 million investment by Indian automaker Tata. Chinese automotive news aggregator Gasgoo claims media sources in China are reporting that the $900 million is for a 10 percent stake in Faraday Future, thus valuing the electric...
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Tata cancels plans for Tamo sub-brand, Racemo sports car
Efforts to reduce costs at Tata means the Indian automaker will no longer proceed with plans for the Tamo sub-brand and Racemo sports car. The information comes from Autocar India which also reports that Tata will skip the Geneva auto show next year for the first time in two decades, and also...
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Tata reveals Racemo concept, forms alliance with VW Group
Indian auto giant Tata in February launched the Tamo sub-brand to serve as an incubator for potential new businesses and technologies and to develop exciting, low-volume models to help strengthen Tata’s image. Tata has marked the launch of Tamo with the presentation of the Racemo sports car...
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Tata, the maker of the world’s cheapest car and owner of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands, on Thursday said it plans to introduce a new sub-brand for its namesake Tata brand. The new sub-brand will be called Tamo, and unlike traditional car brands Tamo will focus on both standalone vehicles as well as new technologies and services. It will be an incubator for nurturing potential new areas of business for Tata, such as mobility services. Tata will use the 2017 Geneva auto show to present the first Tamo model, a sports car designed in Italy and expected to feature a turbocharged 1.2-liter...
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Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover and Tata take part in connected and self-driving car trial
A handful of automakers are taking part in a trial for connected and self-driving cars in the United Kingdom as part of a government-backed initiative called Autodrive. The initiative aims to make the UK a hub for the development of self-driving technology. The trial is taking place at the HORIBA...
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India Fines Carmakers For Violating Anti-Trust Laws
Indian regulators accuse carmakers of overcharging for spare parts.
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Countach Designer Gandini Styled A Top-Secret, Composite...Tata?
Is this avant garde city car for real?
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Jaguar Land Rover IPO Could Create Stock Windfall
When Ford sold off Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Motors for $2.5 billion in 2008, investors assumed the worst and dumped stock as quickly as they could. The joke, it appears, may be on those who sold off shares, as the current value of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is estimated at $14...
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Tata To Double Spending On Jaguar Land Rover: Report
Looking to maintain strong revenue and sales growth, Tata has committed to doubling the amount invested in Jaguar Land Rover annually.
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An Indian corporation that owns a chain of jewelery stores has created the world's most expensive Tata Nano, by covering the diminutive commuter car in over 200 pounds of gold, silver and jewels.
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Jaguars And Land Rovers To Feature Engines Developed With Tata?
With the low-cost production expertise of parent company Tata, Jaguar and Land Rover will be in a better position to penetrate price sensitive markets such as India.
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Video: Tata Pixel Concept... You Spin Me Right Round Baby
The car that perhaps raised the most eyebrows at the 2011 Geneva Motor Show wasn't necessarily a supercar like the Ferrari FF or Pagani's new unpronounceable replacement for the Zonda, nor was it the sporty Nissan ESFLOW or the BMW Vision ConnectedDrive. Instead, it was a tiny concept based on an...
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Former GM Europe Boss Named Tata Motors CEO
Following his departure as CEO of GM Europe last November there were all manner of rumors concerning the future of auto industry stalwart Carl-Peter Forster. Some thought he would go on to lead a Fiat Group brand, some even claimed he would head the new SAAB-Spyker, while others suggested he was to...
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DC Design Working On Tata Nano With Ferrari Pricetag
Starting with the world’s cheapest car, the Tata Nano, which normally retails from about $2,000 in its home market, Indian vehicle customizer and coachbuilder DC Design has added enough luxury and performance amenities to send that pricetag up to the $220,000 mark. Whether the modifications...
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Tata Confirms It Will Close Jaguar Or Land Rover Plant
Jaguar Land Rover’s Castle Bromwich site employs around 2,000 staff while Solihull makes do with almost 5,000.
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Jaguar is known for its use of aluminum in the construction of some of its models, and the weight and dynamic advantages that this approach offers compared to traditional steel-bodied automobiles. Now, it has been revealed by Tata Motors chairman Ratan Tata that all future Jaguar and Land Rover models will make use of aluminum in their bodies - a move that will help Jaguar and Land Rover models keep weight down and improve mileage and efficiency figures. Tata Motors, which owns Jaguar and Land Rover, revealed the information through Ratan Tata's comments in the company's annual report. The...
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Build your own Jaguar XJ with new configurator
Jaguar has launched a dedicated website for its new 2010 XJ sedan, with a number of interesting features to keep potential customers and the curious interested in the car. The site showcases the design and engineering elements what went into creating the svelte new Jaguar, and includes a...
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Report: Jaguar-Land Rover posts $1.1 billion loss for 2008
Despite Jaguar unveiling stunning new models such as the new XF and sales of the Range Rover luxury SUV still going strong, the Jaguar-Land Rover duo were still unable to turn a profit for 2008, even coming from a positive start to the year. The lack of profits is being blamed on the global...
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Plug-in hybrid option planned for Jaguar’s XE Roadster?
Jaguar's transfer to new ownership last year had many, from customers to dealers to industry analysts, worried about what might come of it. But Tata Motors' ownership has so far proven reassuring in its commitment to the Jaguar brand. The latest word from Ratan Tata reaffirms the vision Tata has...
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Report: Tata Nano to hit U.S. streets by 2011
In late March Tata finally launched its Nano in India, instantly taking the title of "world's cheapest car" with its sub-$2,000 price tag. Then word emerged that the company has its sights set not just on India and Europe, but the U.S. as well. Today a report confirming the Indian carmaker's plans...
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Jaguar-Land Rover announces plans for Indian sales
India has become an increasingly important player on the global car scene, with the rise of companies like Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra. Mahindra is poised to enter the American market for the first time this year and now Tata has announced its plans to take Jaguar and Land Rover into the...
Kenneth Hall