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Tuesday, May 19
Review: 2009 Land Rover LR2 HSE is naughty by nature
CA And although we chide Land Rover for its aging in-dash technologies, we're quite pleased that they have yet to adopt an overly complex all-in-one GUI controller like their rivals at Audi, BMW and Benz. Despite casting the smallest shadow among its ...
Tuesday, Apr 21
Rumormill: Fiat could step in for GM in Europe, Latin America
ABC News CA on hold with Chinese automaker Chery and with Nissan, but talks about a tie-in with BMW are afoot, as were rumors of a merger with French auto group PSA Peugeot-Citroen, to say nothing of Fiat's role in Tata's acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover. ...
Monday, Mar 30
REPORT: Updated Land Rover Range Rover headed to Big Apple, more ...
CA Land Rover is in a bit of a mess. Historically, it only managed to exist by being part of a large, diversified, automotive group (Rover, BMW, and Ford). Tata its current owner is in a bigger mess and I do not see the economies of scales and platform ...
Tuesday, Mar 24
This year's Tokyo Motor Show? JAMA Be There (but most of the ...
CA We already knew about the Detroit 3 taking a pass, but now, word from Automotive News is that Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Land Rover, Mercedes, Renault, Volkswagen and Volvo will apparently be skipping out as well. In a news conference that JAMA chairman ...
Friday, Feb 27
Autoline on Autoblog with John McElroy
CA Porsche, Suzuki, Nissan, Infiniti, Mitsubishi, Land Rover, Rolls-Royce and Ferrari have all pulled out of the show. And it could get worse. Mercedes, BMW and VW are only committed for one more year – all thanks to our amazingly stupid city council. ...
Tuesday, Jan 6
Land Rover to borrow one of Jag's diesels
When the facelifted Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Discovery 3 (LR3 in the U.S.) take their bows later this year, in addition to the new faces they'll also be showing off new engines. The 2.7-liter TDV6 currently used is good for 190 hp and 324 lb-ft. The new engine will be Jaguar's 3.0-liter twin...
Wednesday, Dec 31
From Royal Blue to Green: the Queen retrofits her Bentleys to run on bio-fuel
Britain's royal family may not have the power to legislate any new initiatives, green or otherwise, but the heads of state still wield influence over public opinion and have taken up the cause of environmentally-conscious motoring. Following the lead of her son and heir Charles, the Pri...
Tuesday, Dec 23
Volvo bringing back free maintenance program
It's our pleasure to announce that the economic downturn is responsible for something you might actually want, other than cheap gas: Volvo is offering free maintenance for three years or 36,000 miles on all 2009 models. Volvo ran the program most recently until 2006. But with sales in the t...
Monday, Sep 15
First Drive: 2009 Volkswagen CC
CA - Sep 15, 2008 The seemingly contradictory term was apparently first used to describe the Rover P5 Mark II in 1962, but was revived more recently when Mercedes introduced ...
Friday, Mar 28
Autoblog Podcast #90
Filed under: Concept Cars, New York Auto Show, Podcasts, Coupes, GM, Hyundai, Jaguar, Pontiac, TataAfter being endlessly mired in the '80s, the Autoblog Podcast has now climbed its way up to #90. Alex took a sick day, so John and Damon hold the fort. We've been in New York, and that's the main...
Wednesday, Mar 26
Jaguar/Land Rover prognostications come out of woodwork
Filed under: Concept Cars, Convertibles, Coupes, Sedans/Saloons, SUVs, Plants/Manufacturing, Jaguar, Land Rover, Tata With the sale of Jaguar and Land Rover really, truly official, it hasn't taken long for every automotive news outlet to come out with its own take on the future of bo...
Wednesday, Aug 1
By the Numbers: July 2007
BMW Group 25.1% at 28,364 (07/06: 23,611) Chrysler Group -4.6% at 137,728 (07/06: 150,349) Ford Motor Co -15.7% at 195,245 (07/06: 241,339) Honda America -3.2% at 141,049 (07/06: 151,804) Nissan North America 5.9% at 87,877 (07/06: 86,406) Toyota Motor Co. -3.5% at 224,058 (07/06: 241,826)
Monday, Jul 30
Russia GAZ may be interested in Land Rover/Jaguar
Could Land Rover and Jaguar be headed to Russia? CNN Money is reporting that Group GAZ is showing some interest in purchasing the firms from Ford. Ford has said that it will entertain offers for the two British marques and although several names have been mentioned, this was the first we hea...
Thursday, Jul 26
AutoblogGreen for 07.27.07
HybridFest 2007 VIDEO 1 - Hypermiler Randall Burkhalter and his Honda InsightWhat role do women play in getting all of us to drive smarter/greenerParis Hilton gives up her Range Rover for an Escape Hybrid, is scared for the environmentChrysler produces the ultimate green racerFirst c...
Eight was Enough: Ford posts second quarter profit of $750 million
Filed under: Ford, Earnings/FinancialsAfter seven straight quarters of posting losses, Ford has surprised the industry by reporting a net profit of $750 million for the second quarter of 2007. Last year this time the company reported a loss of $317 million. The profit did not come from ca...
Monday, Jul 23
Ford fears add complexity to Jag and Land Rover bidding
Those of us outside of Ford have little idea about what Ford is really planning to do with its remaining PAG brands, Jaguar, Land Rover, and Volvo. If nothing else, it does seems clear that Ford wants to get rid of Jaguar and Land Rover at something above fire sale prices, and it would like to ke...
Monday, Jul 16
Next Range Rover to go upmarket, downmarket and lighter-weight
With Ford selling off parts of its Premium Automotive Group (PAG) one at a time, it remains uncertain if Land Rover and Jaguar will end up under the same ownership in the future. In the meantime, Land Rover is collaborating with Jaguar on a future flagship model that will draw on Jaguar's exp...
Sunday, Jul 15
Does BMW want more babies?
Filed under: BMW Munich has had varied success with expanding its family tree. It's had seven years to recuperate from the Rover Group fiasco, and would evidently be hoping for more success along the lines of its MINI and Rolls Royce ventures. Source: Börsen-Zeitung via Motor Authority]
Tuesday, Jul 10
Little interest shown in Jaguar, Land Rover
When Aston Martin was up for bid a few months ago, billionaires that nobody has ever heard of were coming out of the woodwork to bid on the ultra-luxury lineup. Now Ford is trying to recapture the magic with the sale of its other two premium British Marquees, Jaguar and Land Rover. The problem i...
Monday, Jul 9
Land Rover marketing causes anxiety in UK amid terror threats
Last month we told you about Land Rover's disaster marketing campaign. This month the story out of Solihull is instead a bit of a marketing disaster. The company sent "a slim box with a flashing green light," with text that read "it's fully charged" to a list of potential customers, to promot...
Thursday, Jul 5
Jaguar XF to get 500 bhp and diesel power
The Jaguar XF will make its pre-production intro at September's Frankfurt Auto Show. The car that sits on the dais, however, will not be the ultimate XF, which won't appear for a few years yet, according to Jag. The first XFs will be offered with V6 power at 2.7- or 3.0-liters, and the 4.2-liter V8...
Magna in the market for Land Rover and Volvo
According to UK magazine Autocar, Magna is looking into the purchase of Land Rover and Volvo. Magna, you'll remember, was in the market for Chrysler, and was for a time the frontrunner -- until all of a sudden it wasn't and the company went to Cerberus. While everyone knows that Jag and Land Ro...
Tuesday, Jul 3
By the Numbers: June 2007
BMW Group 2.0% at 29,394 (6/06: 27,735) Chrysler Group -5% at 183,347 (6/06: 185,946) Ford Motor Co -11.5% at 247,599 (6/06: 269,404) Honda America 7.3% at 140,935 (6/06: 126,449) Nissan North America 18.2% at 92,213 (6/06: 75,154) Toyota Motor Co. 6.1% at 245,739 (6/06: 223,018)
Monday, Jul 2
Middle-East investment funds vying for Jaguar and Land Rover
The latest companies tipped to be interested in buying Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford is Middle-Eastern investment funds Dubai International Capital and Abu Dhabi's Mubadala Development Company (MDC). According to the UK's Observer newspaper, both investment funds have ordered fi...
Sunday, Jun 10
From the "That Was Yesterday" files: Jag, Land Rover, Volvo are on the block
Filed under: Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, FIATIn April, Mulally said Jaguar was part of the Way Forward plan and wasn't going to be sold, but needed to get its act together. News today, however, is that Ford has been trying to sell Jaguar and Land Rover to Fiat ever since February. Ford has...
Friday, Jun 8
2007 Orphan Car Show: The Foreigners
And then there's British Leyland. During the fifties and sixties, most of the larger British car companies were subsumed into a government-owned mass known as British Leyland. By the 1980s under the Iron Lady, after several of the brands had already become defunct, the rest were ultimate...
Wednesday, May 23
Ford introduces 2007 F-150 Harley-Davison with 450HP
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles in 200 markets across six continents. With more than 280,000 employees and more than 100 plants worldwide, the company's core and affiliated automotive brands i...
Monday, May 21
Mercedes relents: Will go it alone like BMW
Filed under: Etc., BMW, Mercedes Benz It seems obvious now, but the sale of Chrysler leaves Mercedes Benz in a similar position as it's cross-country rival, BMW. Back when BMW bought the ailing MG-Rover marque, the results, to say the least, were less than positive. When the dust finally set...
Friday, May 11
The new Range Rover: Coming with aluminum!
The newer, lighter Range won't arrive until 2012, but engineers have sought approval to build it with a rivet-bonded aluminum monocoque. To do so, it would employ lessons and technology from the Jaguar XJ sedan. In light of the cost involved, such construction would also be spread through...
Wednesday, May 9
BMW reportedly interested in buying Volvo?
Speaking of the MINI brand, Autocar theorizes that had BMW written a check for Volvo, future small cars from the Swedish automaker might have been based on a platform shared with an expanded MINI lineup. Autocar daydreams that by sharing with Volvo, MINI might have expanded its lineup wit...
Tuesday, May 1
Job cuts possibly looming at Jaguar
Mulally himself has recently stated that Ford is behind Jaguar, that Ford has no plans to sell Jaguar, and that Ford continues to invest in Jag because the leaping cat is part of the Way Forward Plan. Ford's reduced first quarter loss came with the help of a 36% improvement in profitability w...
By the Numbers: April 2007
BMW Group 8.8% at 28,692 (4/06: 28,563) Ford Motor Co -5.7% at 228,623 (4/06: 262,722) General Motors -2.2% at 311,687 (4/06: 345,404) Honda America -1.6% at 126,419 (4/06: 139,124) Nissan North America -11% at 71,124 (4/06: 86,720) Toyota Motor Co. 3.7% at 210,457 (4/06: 219,965)
Thursday, Apr 19
Shanghai Motor Show: Audi reveals the Cross Coupe Quattro
If that's the case, there's reason to be happy. It'll be a very nice addition to the compact luxury crossover/SUV segment that currently includes the BMW X3, Acura RDX, Land Rover Freelander 2/LR2, and the upcoming Infiniti EX35. Like the Infiniti, this Audi appears to give up some utility...
Monday, Apr 9
Man builds Chitty Chitty Bang Bang replica "dream car" for wife
Mrs. Pointing's teenage daughter has told her mum to get out more. In pursuit of that interest, Nick and Carolyn will be taking a 12,000 mile journey to Australia, raising money for the Earl Mountbatten hospice, Multiple Sclerosis Society, and the World Wildlife Fund along the way. The repl...
Tuesday, Apr 3
By the Numbers: March 2007
BMW Group -1.4% at 28980 (3/06: 28,352) Chrysler Group -8% at 206,435 (3/06: 216,412) Ford Motor Co -12.24% at 264,975 (3/06: 291,146) Honda America 7.3% at 143,392 (3/06: 128,806) Nissan North America 3.9% at 111,119 (3/06: 103,095) Toyota Motor Co. 7.7% at 242,675 (3/06: 217,286)
Sunday, Mar 25
Coffee Machine: pack a few more cylinders into your living room
There's nothing new about this trend in automotive mechanical rejuvenation. The coffee table pictured gave new life to an old Rover V8, and it'd go great with the Jaguar cylinder block wine rack we brought you last week. If you're thinking about putting together your own, all it'll take is a...
Friday, Mar 16
Aston Martin developing a DBX?
Filed under: Sedans/Saloons, Sports/GTs, SUVs, Aston Martin With the ink still moist on the purchase agreement for Aston Martin, there are some interesting developments already. As we've heard ad nauseum previously, David Richards of Prodrive, along with Texas banker John Sinders,...
