Archive for May, 2010
Press Comment : The Cat is back and heading East
David Bailey, Birmingham Post, 28th May, 2010 Jaguar Land Rover announced today that it will indeed begin assembling cars in China. JLR CEO Carl-Peter Foster said today that “we will need to manufacture at least two models in China… We’ll take one to two years to set it up, but first we will need a [...]
May 28, 2010
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Press Report : JLR set for a radical shake-up
Steve Cropley, Editor-in-Chief, Autocar, 28th May, 2010 Jaguar Land Rover’s new boss, Carl-Peter Forster, has emerged from 100 days of silence to reveal plans for a major product shake-up. The radical vision includes greater separation for the Land Rover and Range Rover brands, the launch of an all-new, mid-size Range Rover between LRX and Range Rover [...]
May 28, 2010
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Press Report : Jaguar Land Rover to assemble cars in China
Jorn Madslien, Business Reporter, BBC News, 28th May, 2010 Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover is going to start assembling vehicles in China, the BBC can confirm. “We will need to manufacture at least two models in China,” said Chief Executive Carl-Peter Forster in an interview. “We’ll take one to two years to set it up, but [...]
May 28, 2010
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Press Report : MINI starts a city car project
Greg Kable, German Editor, Autocar, 28th May, 2010 MINI has kicked off studies into an affordable city car as part of a programme aimed at boosting sales by adding new models at the lower end of its line-up. Described as a Smart Fortwo rival, the new model is aimed at complementing parent company BMW’s Megacity [...]
May 28, 2010
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China Watch : SAIC to start MG6 production in the UK
Automotive News China, 28th May, 2010 SHANGHAI – SAIC Motor Corp. says it will start producing MG6 sedans at its British plant by the end of this year and will start selling the models in the first quarter of 2011. The company also plans to build and sell a right-hand drive version of its newly [...]
May 28, 2010
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MG6 : A brief encounter leaves a lasting impression
Clive Goldthorp Our Editor, Keith Adams, normally undertakes AROnline’s Test Drive duties – I do not really have the driving skills necessary to push new models to their limits and provide informed feedback to our readers.
May 27, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · 8 Comments
MG Motor UK : Sales and Marketing Director Guy Jones talks to AROnline
Clive Goldthorp AROnline visited MG Birmingham recently and our News Editor, Clive Goldthorp, met MG Motor UK Limited’s Sales and Marketing Director, Guy Jones, and new PR and Events Manager, Doug Wallace, for a comprehensive Q&A session about the MG marque’s future. Here, then, are our questions and Guy Jones’ answers: Fiat Group Automobiles disclosed [...]
May 27, 2010
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Cooling Woes and You Can’t Get Better (Oh Yes You Can)
Mike Humble Well, another month rolls by in the Rover with not a care in the world besides some pleb stealing my rear wiper blade. Everything is sorted, new MoT, new tyres, new brakes and even I had a new haircut. That was until just the other day… As we all know, we have had [...]
May 26, 2010
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MINI theory on two nation future
Richard Aucock MINI is expanding vehicle production abroad with the new Austrian-built Countryman. The model is assembled by Magna Steyr in Graz, using a production line to be shared with a new small BMW crossover model. They will use capacity vacated by the BMW X3’s move to Spartanburg, US. Controversial stuff? What about MINI UK? [...]
May 23, 2010
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Hello… long time, no see…
Keith Adams I must admit that it’s been a tough few weeks for AROnline. Firstly, there was a serious outage at Streamline.net that deprived us of our Forum, News and Blogs pages, followed by a dearth of new stories to upload and keep you – the loyal readership – amused. I guess what I did [...]
May 22, 2010
· Keith Adams · 17 Comments
MG6 : Caught testing… with a twist
Keith Adams Thanks to the efforts of eagle-eyed AROnline reader Nigel Ribbons, we now know that the MG6 is being tested in the UK in saloon form, as well as in the more familiar five-door guise. The car, which was spotted in the Lake District, had obviously been given a thorough dynamic workout on some [...]
May 22, 2010
· Keith Adams · 46 Comments
Press Report : Compact Range Rover and facelifted Freelander spied
Auto Express, 18th May, 2010 Auto Express has obtained the first undisguised images of the eagerly anticipated compact Range Rover and the first pictures of the new, facelifted Land Rover Freelander. Lightly disguised with a psychedelic paint job, these world first shots of the Range Rover reveal just how faithful to the design of the original [...]
May 22, 2010
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China Watch : SAIC tops revenue list of Chinese automakers
Automotive News China, 18th May, 2010 Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp. (SAIC）was the largest Chinese motor vehicle manufacturer last year by revenue. The company reaped a total of 404.9 billion yuan ($59.3 billion) in revenue in 2009, according to a list jointly released by China Machinery Industry Federation and China Association of Automobile Manufacturers. China FAW [...]
May 18, 2010
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Press Report : JLR revival continues with April sales boost
Paul McVeigh, Automotive News Europe, 14th May, 2010 The revival of Jaguar Land Rover continued in April with global unit sales of the two British brands growing 61 percent, compared with the same month the year before. Jaguar Land Rover worldwide unit sales last month were 17,909, owner Tata Motors Limted said. Jaguar sales for [...]
May 14, 2010
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Press Report : Land Rover reveals future powertrain technology
Tristan Young, just-auto.com, 10th May, 2010 Land Rover on Monday set out its ‘eco’ powertrain plans for the next 15-20 years including full-hybrids, plug-in hybrids and fuel cell vehicles. Peter Richings, Land Rover’s Chief Engineer for Hybrid Technology, told just-auto the brand had a six-point plan for eco-technology – including stop-start technology extending [...]
May 11, 2010
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Press Report : Land Rover plans a 2WD Range Rover
Tristan Young, just-auto.com, 10th May, 2010 Range Rover’s new small SUV, due on sale next year, will be offered as a range of two and four-wheel drive models, Land Rover Managing Director Phil Popham told just-auto on Monday. The new model, referred to as “Range Rover Compact” by Popham, will be Land Rover’s most efficient car [...]
May 11, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · No Comments
Forums, news and blogs
Keith Adams Firstly, apologies to all the regular AROnline forum users out there. Due to a massive problem with our hosts, Streamline.net, the Forum, News and Blogs pages have been down and offline for the best part of a week. Despite constantly badgering its useless Support Department, Deputy Ed. Alexander Boucke has only just managed to get [...]
May 10, 2010
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SAIC Motor : MGR’s surviving test cars are finally sent to the crusher
Nigel Garton It seems that the final MG Rover test and development cars have been sent to the crusher by SAIC Motor after being allowed to languish at Longbridge for over five years. The cars, which signalled the hard work undertaken at the factory on upcoming programmes, were destroyed as they were no longer required [...]
May 9, 2010
· Keith Adams · 62 Comments
Press Report : Land Rover creates 275 new jobs in Solihull
Graeme Brown, Birmingham Post, 6th May, 2010 Land Rover is creating 275 new jobs at its plant in Solihull following a surge in demand which saw the firm record the highest ever sales figures in its 62-year history in March. The announcement of the extra agency positions confirms the turnaround for Land Rover over the [...]
May 6, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · No Comments
And also by Michelotti
Mike Humble As most of us know, Michelotti styled some fantastic motor cars including our very own Triumph 2000, Dolomite and Stag to name some but a few. But what would you say if I offered you a vehicle styled by the great Italian himself with state of the art technology like a five speed [...]
May 4, 2010
· Keith Adams · 53 Comments
