Land Rover News

With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Group expected to be announced within weeks, Italian giant Fiat may finally get access to the premium RWD and AWD technologies it’s always dreamt of. Fiat was one of the first carmakers rumored to be interested in buying Jaguar and...

Ford wants to have no part of Jaguar or Land Rover following its eventual sale of the Premier Auto Group labels. The Blue Oval made an announcement stating so as far back as September last year, but cutting off its ties with either Jaguar or Land Rover isn’t as straightforward as selling off...

As the sale of Ford’s Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata Motors comes closer to fruition, sources close to the negotiations say that engines and engine technology have become the hot issues on the table. According to a report in the Detroit News, engine logistics and technology are...

With all the attention surrounding the sale of the Jaguar and Land Rover brands you’d think Ford must desperate to offload the two brands. After all, just recently as 2006 Jaguar posted an annual loss of more than $700 million and Land Rover, while profitable, wasn’t posting anything...

Elegance, discreet sportiness and understatement have always been characteristics of British cars. However German tuning house Arden hasn’t quite taken these into consideration while tuning Land Rover’s Range Rover LM. Not only does this SUV look aggressive and intimidating, it also...

If you can't wait for the launch of Land Rover's own coupe-crossover but are still burning with desire for a two door premium SUV, then tuning firm LSE Design may have the solution. The UK based tuner has developed a two-door version of the Range Rover Sport SUV but you'd better be quick as only...

Land Rover and its fleet of SUVs is perceived by many to be one of the worst polluters in the industry but recent announcements to introduce carbon-offset programs and engine stop-start technology shows that it is trying to improve that image. Officials have now set a target to cut average carbon...

Final bids for the two premium brands were to be due at the end of this month, but Ford has now extended the deadline by two weeks. Credit issues are suspected as the root cause for the delay. No official reasons were given for the move, but the bidders are thinking it's planned to give them more...

Last month, India's Tata Motors announced it is looking to move into the high-end global auto industry with a bid to purchase Jaguar and Land Rover. Ford Motor Company, the current owner of the luxury marques, has put the companies up for auction to help ease its financial troubles. Now, industry...

One of the potential bidders for Jaguar and Land Rover has pulled out of the race, citing uncertainty over the supply of components from Ford post sale as well as fears the brands won’t meet impending stricter emission planned for Europe in 2012. India’s Mahindra & Mahindra, which...

Bowing to public pressure to make its vehicles more environmentally friendly, Land Rover has announced today it's planning to launch an engine stop-start system for all its Freelander 2 TD4 manual vehicles from 2009 onwards. The system turns off the engine when the vehicle is stationary and...

The boss of Indian carmaker Tata Group, Ratan Tata, has confirmed his company is interested in acquiring the Jaguar and Land Rover labels from Ford. "We certainly have some interest in it," he said during a television interview with CNBC TV18 but refused to give a further comment. Earlier this...

The all-new Land Rover LR2 has only been on sale in the US since April and it’s now joined by the better equipped 2008 model LR2 HSE. The new variant gets body color bumpers and side sills, a rear spoiler, titanium door handles and 19in alloy wheels. Changes to the interior include new...

As Ford’s sale of the Jaguar and Land Rover labels ensues, more details surrounding the sale have emerged. Ford exec Lewis Booth has denied claims that an announcement of the sale is to be made at Frankfurt and instead hints that this year’s end or early 2008 is a more likely date for...

One of the key parties bidding for the Jaguar and Land Rover labels is a group consisting of Indian manufacturers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, and according to latest reports Ford bosses are planning to meet with the bidders ahead of due diligence scheduled for later this month. The...

Former Ford CEO Jacques Nasser has traveled to the UK to visit the Jaguar and Land Rover facilities ahead of a possible purchase by his new employer One Equity Partners. Nasser, now a senior partner with the private equity group, was instrumental in organizing the original purchase of Land Rover by...

For anyone crazy enough to think the regular Range Rover Sport is lacking in the performance department, German tuner Hamann offers a series of power upgrades and styling kits for both the 4.4L V8 and 2.7L V6 Diesel models. Customers can also opt to have the interior fully refitted as well as a set...

Land Rover is likely to add a new version of the Freelander/LR2 mid-sized SUV, which is expected to join the current five-seater version in roughly 18 months time. The new model will feature seating for up to seven passengers and is being designed to thwart sales of new arrivals such as the Peugeot...

Updated: The owner of the GAZ car group, Russian Machines, has released a statement denying claims that it’s interested in acquiring Land Rover and Jaguar. Original: The latest bidder reported to be interested in the Land Rover and Jaguar brands is Russia’s GAZ Group, a carmaker under...

Private investment in car companies is all the rage these days, so it’s no surprise to see equity firms circling the Land Rover and Jaguar sales like vultures. The last firm to express its interest is TPG, an American firm that owns stakes in MGM, Neiman Marcus, Alltel Wireless and is even...