Jaguar Land Rover debuts two new concepts at the Shanghai Motor Show

Jaguar Land Rover debuts two new concepts at the Shanghai Motor Show

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Jaguar Land Rover showed off two new concepts at the Shanghai Motor Show � the Range Rover Velar and the Jaguar I-PACE Concept.

Scottish singer Amy Macdonald wowed crowds with her hit song This is the Life at the launch of the Range Rover Velar.

The new Range Rover Velar be will be built exclusively in the UK using Jaguar Land Rover�s lightweight aluminium intensive architecture and powered by the latest UK-built Ingenium petrol and diesel engines.

The Jaguar I-PACE is Jaguar�s first electric performance SUV Concept.

Jaguar F-PACE and the Range Rover Evoque Convertible debuts at the 2015 Los Angeles International Auto Show

Jaguar F-PACE and the Range Rover Evoque Convertible debuts at the 2015 Los Angeles International Auto Show

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Jaguar Land Rover unveiled the all-new Jaguar F-PACE and the Range Rover Evoque Convertible during this year�s Los Angeles International Auto Show. This was among the 10 vehicles displayed. The Range Rover Evoque Convertible is the world's first luxury compact SUV convertible. On the other hand, the F-PACE is a five-seat performance crossover and the third all-new product from Jaguar this year. Designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK, the all-new F-PACE is the production version of the breakthrough C-X17 concept car and is developed from Jaguar�s lightweight Aluminium Architecture.

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Jaguar Land Rover opens its first overseas manufacturing plant

Jaguar Land Rover opens its first overseas manufacturing plant

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Jaguar Land Rover has opened its first overseas manufacturing facility in China. The award-winning Range Rover Evoque will be the first model to be built in a joint venture with Chinese auto company Chery Automobile Company Ltd worth RMB 10.9 billion. This is in fact the first Chinese-British automotive joint venture.

The 400,000 square-metres plant, is located in the Changshu Economic Development Zone north of Shanghai.

They expect to build three Jaguar Land Rover models with total production capacity of 130,000 units a year by 2016 (for the Chinese market only). The facility features highly-automated press shops � including cutting-edge aluminium and steel technologies � along with a steel body shop comprising 306 robots, an energy-efficient paint shop and an ergonomically-friendly final assembly line.

Some interesting information:

• Jaguar Land Rover first established a presence in China just over a decade ago.
• China is Jaguar Land Rover�s single largest market with over 100,000 vehicles sold in the last fiscal year
• In addition to China, Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed plans to create a local manufacturing facility in Brazil and has a local assembly facility in Pune, India.

Jaguar XE S Sports Saloon launch

Jaguar XE S Sports Saloon launch

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The new Jaguar XE S sports saloon was launched in a big way all over London last night.

Powered by a supercharged 3.0 litre V6 with 8-speed automatic transmission, this sports saloon accelerates from 0-60mph in just 4.9 seconds.

Prices of the XE range start from �27,000.

Watch the launch here.

Classic car fan gets a surprise

Classic car fan gets a surprise

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A classic car fan received a grand surprise. Kevin Matthews won their "if you had to pick one...." competition and Royal Mail literally delivered this Jaguar E-Type to his doorstep.

Jaguar unveils the F-TYPE Coup� at the LA Auto Show

Jaguar unveils the F-TYPE Coup� at the LA Auto Show

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The F-TYPE Coup� made its global debut on 19 November in Los Angeles.

The all-aluminium F-TYPE Coup� is available in three versions: F-TYPE R, F-TYPE S and the F-TYPE. All engines drive the rear wheels through an eight-speed 'Quickshift' transmission with full manual sequential control via steering wheel-mounted paddles or the central SportShift lever.

The F-TYPE R Coup� is powered by Jaguar�s 5.0-litre supercharged V8 engine, delivering acceleration to 60 mph in 4 seconds, and a top speed of 186 mph (electronically limited). The F-TYPE R delivers enhanced agility and handling via Jaguar�s second-generation Electronic Active Differential, Jaguar�s new Torque Vectoring by braking system and a Carbon Ceramic Matrix (CCM) braking system.