Foundation Stone Laid for Jaguar Land Rover and Chery’s Factory in Changshu, Jiangsu

November 18th, 2012 | Posted in Chery | Jaguar Land Rover

Below is an press release from Jaguar and Land Rover. Pictures are from ChinaAutoWeb.com. –PARTNERSHIP WILL MANUFACTURE JAGUAR LAND ROVER AND JOINT VENTURE BRANDED VEHICLES –JV PLANT TO BE LOCATED IN CHANGSHU, JIANGSU PROVINCE –INVESTMENT OF 10.9BN RMB IN CHINA JV PROJECT –CHINESE GOVERNMENT GRANTS APPROVAL AND LICENCE FOR JOINT VENTURE Jiangsu, China & Coventry, … Read more →

Chery-JLR’s First Model Will Be Freelander 2

October 17th, 2012 | Posted in Chery | Jaguar Land Rover

With the official blessing, the joint venture between Chery and Jaguar Land Rover is set to break ground on its production base in Changshu, Jiangsu, as soon as late this month. More details emerge this week on the company’s production plan. When the Changshu vehicle factory opens in July, 2014, it will roll out Land … Read more →

Chery-JLR Gets Government Approval

September 21st, 2012 | Posted in Chery | Jaguar Land Rover

The National Development and Reform Commission has given go-ahead to Chery and Jaguar Land Rover’s plan to create a vehicle manufacturing venture in China, according to The Economic Observer. An unnamed source at Chery said that the company had received the official reply approving the JV proposal, which, though, had yet to appear on government … Read more →

Chery and Jaguar Land Rover Announce Joint Venture Agreement

March 21st, 2012 | Posted in Chery | Jaguar Land Rover

Chery Auto and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) made a joint statement today announcing they had reached agreement over establishing a joint venture in China, JLR’s largest market. Chery says on its website that both sides will have equal stake in this venture, which will produce vehicles of JLR brands and of an all-new brand to … Read more →

Court Ruling Supports “Land Rover” as “Land Tiger”

April 24th, 2011 | Posted in Geely | Jaguar Land Rover | Marketing | Regulations

We reported in February that Land Rover launched a lawsuit in Beijing against Geely over the use of the Luhu/Land-Tiger name (see our post: “Land Tiger” or “Road Tiger”: Land Rover Files Lawsuit over Trademark Dispute with Geely). On April 22, the No.1 Beijing Intermediate People’s Court declared Land Rover to be the rightful owner … Read more →

Jaguar Land Rover Appoints New China Chief, Mulls Local Production

July 29th, 2010 | Posted in Jaguar Land Rover

On July 28, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), owned by Tata Motors, appointed Bob Grace president of its China operation, elevating the last-mentioned to a place on par with JLR Europe and North America. Bob Grace was formerly head of JLR overseas business (JLR operations outside Europe and North America). As China has become the third … Read more →