| News in full | | Posted Tuesday, February 06, 2007 12:45:54 PM by Blog57 Team | | Manufacturers selling cars in Europe will be required by the European Commission proposals to reduce their vehicles' average CO2 emissions to 130 g/km by 2012, rather than the 120 g/km proposed by Environment Commissioner Stavros Dimas, according to the Financial Times yesterday. An additional 10g/km cut per vehicle is reportedly to be targeted through greater use of biofuels and other innovations, rather than being made wholly the responsibility of car manufacturers. If proved accurate when the EC proposals are made public tomorrow, the FT's report smacks of an at least partial victory for the German Industry Commissioner Günter Verheugen and German Chancellor Angela Merkel, who had reportedly both sought to minimise the effect of legislated carbon emissions cuts on the German automotive sector.... | |
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| | | MomentumSeven Land Rover brief | | Posted Monday, January 29, 2007 2:46:31 PM by Blog57 Team | | Ad agency MomentumSeven has won a pitch with Land Rover to promote the car maker's sponsorship of this year's $6m Dubai World Cup. Land Rover is vehicle sponsor for the third consecutive year, and will put on 30 courtesy vehicles during Dubai's horse racing season. The agency, which sits within the within the Middle East Communications Network, is to come up with a campaign to maximise Land Rover's partnership with event. .... | |
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| | | Motor Trader - Hot News | | Posted Wednesday, October 25, 2006 10:46:38 AM by Blog57 Team | | Fresh doubts have arisen over the future of Premier Automotive Group brands Jaguar and Land Rover after parent company Ford announced a third quarter loss of $5.8bn (3.1bn). PAG, which also includes Volvo and Aston Martin, turned in a loss of $593m for the three month period and Ford chief executive Alan Mulally refused to guarantee the future of Land Rover and Jaguar, which also incurred a $1.6bn pre-tax impairment in the quarter. The sale of Aston Martin has already been sanctioned by Ford. .... | |
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| | | Jaguar and Land Rover Atlanta Media and Tastemaker Event | | Posted Monday, October 02, 2006 10:46:05 AM by Blog57 Team | | Jaguar and Land Rover North America present an evening of luxury at Mason Murer Fine Art in Atlanta, GA, Monday, September 25, 2006 from 6:00-10:00 p.m. Jaguar and Land Rover have introduced several new products over the last 12 months including the all new XK coupe and convertible. One goal of the event, which precedes the National Black MBA Association's Conference, is to expose Atlanta's media and VIP tastemakers and influencers to the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. The ultimate goal is to create a lasting impression in the Atlanta community to ensure long-term media relationships and corporate alliances. In addition to a special appearance by the all new Jaguar XK coupe and convertible, as well as Land Rover's Range Rover, invited guests will enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and a special performance by Blue Erro Soul recording artist Eric Roberson.... | |
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| | | Rover belongs on a leash | | Posted Friday, September 01, 2006 4:46:08 PM by Blog57 Team | | Whats with dog owners who take their dogs to parks requiring leashes yet fail to leash their dogs. Its as if they think the leash rules dont apply to dogs riding in Land Rovers, but only to the Dodge dogs. The problem happened this week on an early morning run. My friends dog was leashed and running along smoothly, until we ran into an unleashed black lab on the verge of jumping from his sitting position next to his shiny black Land Rover. Sorry folks, leash laws apply no matter how fancy the dog or car they're riding in. Help prevent pet-related injuries and follow leash laws in public parks. posted by Jeanine Stice .... | |
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| | | Ford cannot sweeten Jaguar deals with Land Rover, says expert | | Posted Thursday, August 31, 2006 6:45:58 AM by Blog57 Team | | In a new white paper entitled Jaguar's part in rescuing Ford, UK automotive research firm Trend Tracker's analyst Michael Wynn-Williams suggests that Ford should consider selling its Ford Credit finance arm, or even Volvo, before potentially selling its premium brands, Jaguar and Land Rover. Ford is currently rumoured to be trying to sell off its English holdings in an effort to staunch overall corporate losses. A new research paper by Trend Tracker Analyst, Michael Wynn-Williams, argues that using Land Rover to enhance a potential deal would do nothing to make Jaguar itself more attractive and would deprive Ford of two premium brands and not one. Caught in a market squeeze between the premium brands and the fast proliferating value brands, Wynn-Williams suggests Ford's future lies with its own globally recognized premium brand.... | |
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| | | Land Rover may go in Jaguar sell-off | | Posted Wednesday, August 09, 2006 8:46:01 PM by Blog57 Team | | FORD may sell Land Rover, the iconic maker of four-wheel-drive vehicles, along with Jaguar as part of a shake-up of its portfolio of upmarket British brands. It is understood that Ford?s senior management, led by chairman and chief executive Bill Ford Jr, is considering packaging the two marques together and selling a majority stake to a financial investor. .... | |
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| | | Paper Says Ford May Sell Land Rover, JagUar | | Posted Tuesday, August 08, 2006 10:45:50 AM by Blog57 Team | | LONDON, Aug 6, 2006; Reuters reported that U.S. automaker Ford Motor Co. may sell Land Rover, a maker of four-wheel-drive vehicles, along with Jaguar, as part of a shake-up of its British brands, The Sunday Times reported. The newspaper said it was understood that Ford's senior management, led by Chairman and chief Executive Bill Ford Jr., was considering packaging the two marques together and selling a majority stake to a financial investor. The paper said banking sources had also said, however, that it was still not certain that Ford would part company with Jaguar and that there was a chance it would be retained, but with reduced production and a concentration on exclusive luxury sports cars. Ford officials in London and Detroit could not be immediately reached for comment on Sunday.... | |
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| | | Jaguar, Land Rover sales estimates | | Posted Monday, July 17, 2006 8:45:55 PM by Blog57 Team | | Premium Auto, the general importer of Jaguar and Land Rover, estimates that it will sell approximately 500 cars this year, up 20 percent compared with last year, said Anca Bold, the company's marketing and communications director. "In the first six months of the current year we have sold 33 Jaguars and 184 Land Rovers. For the entire year we estimate sales of 70 units for Jaguar and 400 Land Rover units," said Bold. The official said the X Type is the best sold Jaguar model on the Romanian market, while the top-selling Land Rover models were the Range Rover Sport and the Freelander. A total of 388 Land Rovers were sold last year, according to the data issued by the Association of Vehicle Producers and Importers (APIA). .... | |
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| | | Land Rover sales record a stunning increase of 280% | | Posted Sunday, July 16, 2006 10:45:59 AM by Blog57 Team | | THE sales of Land Rover vehicles in Qatar recorded an astonishing rise of about 280% in the first six months of the current year, compared to the figures of the corresponding period in the previous year, said Phil Popham, managing director of Land Rover. He was speaking at a press meet hosted by Alfardan Automobiles on the occasion of the formal inauguration of their new After Sales facility in the Industrial Area yesterday. The new After Sales facility is situated on Street 1. Alfardan Automobiles are the distributors of Land Rover vehicles in the country. Speaking at the meeting, Popham said the remarkable growth in the sales of Land Rover vehicles in Qatar is a world record of sorts compared to the growth witnessed in the sales of the vehicle in other parts of the world.... | |
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