Archive for the ‘Jaguar-Landrover China’ category
JLR, the way to success China
A 100% independent local brand, and an international luxury brand, two companies that couldn’t be any more difficult to match up according to traditional Chinese and also Western viewpoints. Luckily, brand is not everything. In terms of Jaguar Land Rover (refer to as JLR), engine development has become the development bottleneck. To grab a share from the [...]
Jaguar mixes the old with the new in Guangzhou
Selling a luxury brand in China means selling the history behind the brand and letting the consumer connect with that history, in China it is a harder issue as many, or we should say most, did not grow up watching Porsche’s and Jaguar’s tear up and down the race tracks (or rally roads). So in [...]
Range Rover Evoque China Pricing Announced in Shanghai
The Chinese market has been a life saver for British company Jaguar Land Rover, sales of Land Rover vehicles has been a lot greater than Jaguar sales in the past few years as Chinese consumers take to the roads in luxury SUV’s rather than business orientated sedans. China got its first taste of the Evoque [...]
Five door Range Rover Evoque spotted in China
The Range Rover Evoque is likely to be Range Rover’s big car in the PRC, especially as the demand for smaller luxury crossovers is certainly hotting up with competition from all the major manufacturers such as Audi, BMW, Mercedes and Infiniti. The five door had its premier at the Guangzhou Auto Show in late 2010 [...]
Great Wall confirms contact with Jaguar and Land Rover, mode of partnership still undetermined
An executive with Great Wall confirmed that Jaguar and Land Rover are in contact with them on partnership, but the mode of partnership is still undetermined. Jaguar and Land Rover, lagging behind in the trend of founding joint ventures in China, feels it urgent to settle down in China. They have been in talks with [...]
Need a stretched vehicle? Got terrible taste? This Land Rover is just for you!
Star Custom Vehicles turned up to the Guangzhou Auto Show with this fantastic hideous stretched Range Rover. Pricing was not available, nor were engine specs but it is probably in excess of two million RMB or more. Land Rover staff were on hand on the opposite Land Rover stand for instant ridicule and technical wondering, [...]
Jaguar’s XJL and super charged XF on show in Guangzhou
Jaguar have some serious catch up to do in the Chinese market, although they are roaring ahead with 34% sales increase in 2009 and an expected double sales increase in 2010. Their German rivals are pulling far ahead with local joint ventures and ever increasing sales, but Jaguar has the super charged series of cars [...]
Range Rover Evoque five door debuts in China, gains Chinese name
Range Rover’s luxury crossover, the Evoque, was debuted earlier today in China for the first time and also saw the international debut of the five door Range Rover Evoque. Land Rover China’s Managing Director, Mr. Chris Brown, was on hand to launch the new car to a very excited crowd and showed the path that [...]
China lifting Jaguar and Landrover out of a financial mess
From Bloomberg: Jaguar Land Rover, the British luxury carmaker owned by India’s Tata Motors Ltd., said demand in developed countries won’t reach pre-recession levels for two or three years, making China and Russia key markets.Luxury sales in China are likely to double within five years, Chief Executive Officer David Smith said in an interview today, [...]
Jaguar Landrover setting up parts distribution center in Suzhou
According to China Knowledge: Jaguar Land Rover, which is owned by India’s Tata Motors Ltd, recently set up a new auto-parts distribution center in Suzhou in eastern China, as part of its expansion plan in the country, sources reported. The newly-established center is the company’s largest one in the Asia-Pacific region and will supply auto [...]
Jaguar XF, arrived in China
China Car Times readers with deep pockets will be happy to learn that the latest Jaguar XF sedan has arrived in many of the Chinese Jaguar showrooms. However, one must have deep pockets to afford the Jag, as it starts at 700,000rmb. Jaguar China has the XK, XJL, S-type and the latest XF on sale [...]
Jaguar XJ8L arrives in the glorious PRC
The Jaguar XJ8L has finally arrived in China, only two years after it was released elsewhere, you better have deep pockets though, as the Jag will set you back 1.28 million RMB. The luxury car sector is expanding rapidly in China, a country flush with the newly rich who are eager to flaunt their cash [...]
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