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News : The Leyland name makes a return

30 July 2013 Keith Adams 15

The Leyland roundel is back – and not just on a commercial vehicle! Thanks to a deal brokered between GM and Nissan, the US company will launch a badge-engineered NV200 […]

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India Watch : Jaguar Land Rover opens new plant in Pune, India

27 May 2011 Clive Goldthorp 3

Jaguar Land Rover has today officially opened its first assembly plant in India. The facility, which has been built at Pune in the Maharashtra region of India, will assemble Land Rover […]

Ashok Leyland Dost
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India Watch : Leyland lives! Ashok’s new pick-up

8 May 2011 Keith Adams 29

The Flying Plughole lives! Ashok Leyland and Nissan have this week announced the first product of their Joint Venture, a small 1.25-tonne pick-up truck named the Dost. The commercial launch of the Dost […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors’ profit triples as Jaguar sales climb in China

12 February 2011 Clive Goldthorp 1

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 11th February, 2011 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) – Tata Motors Limited, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, said third-quarter profit more than tripled as a global economic recovery and […]

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India Watch : Tata Nano sales bounce back

3 January 2011 Keith Adams 1

Keith Adams  Following a disappointing couple of months’ sales, the Tata Nano has bounced back with a strong performance in December. From a low point of 589 units sold in […]

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India Watch : Tata’s gold-encrusted Nano

28 December 2010 Keith Adams 10

Keith Adams It’s time to jazz up the Tata Nano – and this is Titan’s take on the old idea of automotive alchemy. Literally. The Tata Nano remains the world’s […]

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India Watch : Jaguar Land Rover’s global sales up 22% in November

16 December 2010 Clive Goldthorp 1

Automotive News Europe/Reuters, 15th December, 2010 MUMBAI (Reuters) – Jaguar Land Rover’s global sales rose 22 percent to 22,957 units in November, parent Tata Motors Limited said in a statement […]

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India Watch : UK launch for Tata Indica Vista EV in Summer 2011

15 December 2010 Clive Goldthorp 1

The Tata Indica Vista EV, the electric car developed by Engineers at Tata Motors Limited’s UK subsidiary, Tata Motors European Technical Centre plc (TMETC), is being readied for production at […]

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India Watch : November’s Tata Nano sales down 85% year-on-year

3 December 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

The Economic Times, 1st December, 2010           NEW DELHI: Automaker Tata Motors Limited’s much hyped ‘world’s cheapest’ car, the Nano, has failed to meet expectations as it witnessed a massive decline to […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors to tap luxury demand with ten JLR Dealers

30 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 1

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 29th November, 2010 NEW DELHI (Bloomberg) – Tata Motors Limited will set up ten dealerships for its Jaguar and Land Rover luxury car brands in India this fiscal […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors boosts Q2 profit on Jaguar Land Rover sales

10 November 2010 Clive Goldthorp 1

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 10th November, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) – Tata Motors Limited, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, posted a more than 100-fold gain in second-quarter profit as the global […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors may use JLR’s expertise for new models

30 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Nandini Sen Gupta, The Economic Times, 30th August, 2010 NEW DELHI: Tata Motors Limited is looking to seek help from British subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover’s engineers to build more refined […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors to raise up to $1 billion by selling securities?

19 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 19th August, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) – Tata Motors Limited, the owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, has hired Credit Suisse Group AG and Citigroup Inc. to raise […]

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India Watch : Jaguar Land Rover asks Ford for more engines

12 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 12th August, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg)  – Jaguar Land Rover, the maker of the $80,000 Jaguar XF sedan, is working with Ford Motor Co. to increase supplies of […]

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India Watch : Made-in-India Freelander from 2011

11 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 5

Autocar India, 11th August, 2010 It’s been only little over a year since Land Rover’s India entry but the British brand has already decided to go Indian. Come 2011 and Land Rover […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors’ shares hit 19-year high on profit report

10 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 10th August, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) – Shares in Tata Motors Limited, the Indian owner of Jaguar Land Rover, rose to their highest level in more than 19 […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors to build Land Rovers in India next year

10 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 13

Automotive News Europe/Reuters, 10th August, 2010 MUMBAI (Reuters) – India’s Tata Motors Limited plans to start assembling Land Rovers in India starting next year, its Chief Executive Officer said on […]

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India Watch : Tata Sons Limited starts search for Ratan’s replacement

5 August 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 5th August, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) – Tata Sons Limited is searching for a successor to Chairman Ratan Tata, whose acquisitions of Jaguar Land Rover and Tetley Group […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors to raise $1B to trim JLR debt

29 June 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 29th June, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) — Tata Motors Limited, the Indian owner of Jaguar and Land Rover, plans to raise as much as 47 billion rupees ($1 […]

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India Watch : Tata Motors’ Board to consider long-term funding options

23 June 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Nikhil Gulati, Dow Jones Newswires, 23rd June, 2010 Tata Motors Limited said Wednesday its Board will meet June 28 to consider options for raising long-term funds, which analysts expect will […]

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India Watch : Tata opens plant for world’s cheapest car

3 June 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Bloomberg, 2nd June, 2010 MUMBAI (Bloomberg) — Tata Motors Limited, maker of the world’s cheapest car, opened a plant for the $2,500 Nano model that will boost output […]

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India Watch : Tata Sons and Citigroup buy TML shares from Daimler

9 March 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Automotive News Europe/Reuters, 9th March, 2010 MUMBAI (Reuters) — Tata Sons, the holding entity for Tata Group firms, and Citigroup have acquired 8.65 million shares in Tata Motors Limited from […]

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India Watch : Tata to launch Nano EV in Europe before 2013

9 March 2010 Clive Goldthorp 0

Luca Ciferri, Automotive News Europe, 7th March, 2010 India’s top vehicle maker, Tata Motors, plans to bring an electric version of the Nano, the world’s cheapest car, to Europe within […]

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