Jaguar Land Rover: Facts & Figures

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JAGUAR LAND ROVER TO GRADUALLY RESUME PRODUCTION FROM 18 MAY​

Whitley, 23 April 2020:

Jaguar Land Rover plans to gradually resume production from 18th May, starting with manufacturing plants in Solihull in the UK as well as in Slovakia and Austria.

In China, we are beginning to see recovery in vehicle sales and customers are returning to our showrooms. Our joint venture plant in Changshu has been in operation since the middle of February.

As countries are relaxing distancing guidelines and retailers are reopening around the world, the restart of production at our other plants will be confirmed in due course.

The health and wellbeing of our employees is our first priority. We are developing robust protocol and guidelines to support a safe return to work. We will adopt strict social distancing measures across our business and are currently evaluating a number of different measures to ensure we protect and reassure our workforce when they begin to return to work.

We continue to monitor the COVID-19 situation and follow the guidance of all relevant authorities in the markets in which we operate.

Jaguar Land Rover is doing whatever it can to support its communities through the current situation. The company’s thoughts are with those directly affected by COVID-19 and with the healthcare professionals, whose role in combating this virus is appreciated by all.

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Akash

 

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Jaguar Land Rover India Opens New Digital Platforms For Contactless Sales And Service Experience

The coronavirus pandemic has prompted several carmakers to adopt digital platforms to offer online sales and services, as social distancing becomes the need of the hour. Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) India has now joined the bandwagon by introducing new digital platforms to offer contactless online purchase option and service experience. The carmaker already had online retail channels like - "findmeacar.in" for Jaguar and "findmeasuv.in" for Land Rover, now the company is expanding it by adding a comprehensive service suite via the official websites of both the brands.

The online retail platforms of Jaguar India and Land Rover India offers a host of options like - comparison feature, online chat and click to call, that helps customers to easily navigate through the online buying process. As the websites are linked to all JLR dealers, customers have the option to choose from the company's existing fleet of vehicles or use to online configurator to customise according to their requirement for delivery at a later date. Customers can also offer their existing vehicle for trade-in and get an estimated value if it meets Jaguar Land Rover India criteria.

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1.5 MILLION AND COUNTING: JAGUAR LAND ROVER CELEBRATES CLEAN ENGINE MANUFACTURING MILESTONE
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• More than 1.5 million Jaguar Land Rover Ingenium engines have now been produced
• The Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) houses the full line up of Ingenium powertrain technologies
• New straight-six diesel joins the Ingenium family which also includes Electric Drive Units (EDU) assembled at the Wolverhampton facility, UK
• Innovative manufacturing facility supports the move to electrification and is part of the company’s Destination Zero mission

Friday 17 July 2020, Whitley, UK –

Jaguar Land Rover has now produced over 1.5 million Ingenium engines, as the UK manufacturer celebrates its leading facility adding a new, advanced powertrain offering.

The Engine Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton, UK, produces the ultra-efficient Ingenium powertrain family, providing a range of clean and electrified powertrains for all Jaguar and Land Rover models*.

The advanced Ingenium family, which includes a range of clean, refined and efficient diesel, petrol and electrified engines, are built to maximise performance whilst at the same time reducing the environmental impact and running costs for customers. Developed and manufactured in-house in the UK, Jaguar and Land Rover’s all-aluminium Ingenium engine designs are modular, flexible and scalable, with common core technologies.

The latest addition to the Ingenium range is the six-cylinder diesel engine, which offers enhanced performance, smoothness and efficiency, powering the new Range Rover and new Range Rover Sport. The advanced in-line Ingenium diesel engine, featuring mild hybrid technology, joins the range of clean and efficient six-cylinder petrol and four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines manufactured at Jaguar Land Rover’s facility in the West Midlands.

The evolving, efficient Ingenium family supports the company’s long-term commitment to reduce vehicle emissions and improve fuel economy across its vehicle range. This is part of its Destination Zero mission and a commitment to reducing emissions and making environments cleaner through relentless innovation.

Jaguar Land Rover will continue to develop its Ingenium technology, continue to advance the electrification of its model line-up and establish a concept hydrogen fuel cell powertrain solution**. The Engine Manufacturing Centre also houses the assembly of Electric Drive Units (EDUs), offering full flexibility between new petrol and diesel engines and EDUs for those customers who want to make the switch from conventional to electrified vehicles.

The Wolverhampton site is complemented by a growing electrification ecosystem in the Midlands, with the innovative and technologically advanced Battery Assembly Centre at nearby Hams Hall assembling PHEV and BEV batteries. Together, they will power the next generation of Jaguar and Land Rover electrified vehicles.

Ken Close, Jaguar Land Rover Powertrain Operations Launch Director, said: “We are experiencing unprecedented demand for cleaner-running vehicles, so it’s more important than ever to deliver clean and efficient engines without compromising on the performance or all-terrain capabilities our customers have come to expect.

“Our Ingenium powertrains offer the very best of both worlds – better fuel efficiency and lower emissions, and even greater torque for a more responsive and engaging drive."
The Engine Manufacturing Centre supplies engines to Jaguar Land Rover’s global vehicle operations, with a large majority of those powertrain units used in UK based facilities including Solihull, home of the recently announced new Range Rover and new Range Rover Sport.

The latest six-cylinder diesel shares its manufacturing facilities with the six-cylinder petrol engine, which was successfully launched last year. These include machining of the key architecture, cylinder head, cylinder block and crankshaft, as well as the assembly and testing of the engine. The Engine Manufacturing Centre has utilised its extensive modern machining, assembly, test and metrology capability to successfully deliver one of the world’s leading clean diesel engines.

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OFFICIAL PRESS RELEASE:

JAGUAR LAND ROVER DEVELOPS CONTACTLESS TOUCHSCREEN TO HELP FIGHT BACTERIA AND VIRUSES
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• Patented technology offers dual benefit of keeping drivers’ eyes on the road and reducing spread of bacteria and viruses in post COVID-19 world
• ‘Predictive touch’ uses artificial intelligence and sensors to control infotainment systems without needing to touch the screen
• Lab-tests and on-road trials reveal time and effort needed to use a touchscreen can be reduced by up to 50%
• Research is driving Jaguar Land Rover closer to its Destination Zero vision by making vehicles safer and the environment cleaner

Thursday 23 July 2020, Whitley, UK –

New contactless touchscreen technology developed by Jaguar Land Rover and the University of Cambridge will help keep drivers’ eyes on the road and reduce the spread of bacteria and viruses in a post COVID-19 world.

The patented technology, known as ‛predictive touch’, uses artificial intelligence and sensors to predict a user’s intended target on the touchscreen – whether that’s satellite navigation, temperature controls or entertainment settings – without touching a button.

The pioneering system, developed with engineers at the University of Cambridge, is part of Jaguar Land Rover’s Destination Zero vision – a desire to make its vehicles safer and the environment cleaner and healthier.

In the ‘new normal’ once lockdowns around the world are lifted, a greater emphasis will be placed on safe, clean mobility where personal space and hygiene will carry premiums. Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are already designed to help improve passenger wellbeing, with innovations including a Driver Condition Monitor, engine noise cancellation and cabin air ionisation with PM 2.5 filtration to capture ultrafine particles and allergens. New technology like predictive touch is another step forward as we address the wider landscape of mobility, from how customers connect with mobility services, to the infrastructure required to enable fully integrated, autonomous vehicles in our cities, like Project Vector.

Lab-tests and on-road trials showed the predictive touch technology could reduce a driver’s touchscreen interaction effort and time by up to 50%, as well as limiting the spread of bacteria and viruses.

Uneven or poor road surfaces can often cause vibrations that make it difficult to select the correct button on a touchscreen. This means drivers must take their attention away from the road, increasing the risk of an accident.

The technology uses artificial intelligence to determine the item the user intends to select on the screen early in the pointing task, speeding up the interaction. A gesture tracker uses vision-based or radio frequency-based sensors, which are increasingly common in consumer electronics, to combine contextual information such as user profile, interface design and environmental conditions with data available from other sensors, such as an eye-gaze tracker, to infer the user’s intent in real time.

Lee Skrypchuk, Human Machine Interface Technical Specialist, at Jaguar Land Rover, said: “As countries around the world exit lockdown, we notice how many everyday consumer transactions are conducted using touchscreens: railway or cinema tickets, ATMs, airport check-ins and supermarket self-service checkouts, as well as many industrial and manufacturing applications. Predictive touch technology eliminates the need to touch an interactive display and could therefore reduce the risk of spreading bacteria or viruses on surfaces.

“The technology also offers us the chance to make vehicles safer by reducing the cognitive load on drivers and increasing the amount of time they can spend focused on the road ahead. This is a key part of our Destination Zero journey.”

This software-based solution for contactless interactions has reached high technology readiness levels and can be seamlessly integrated into existing touchscreens and interactive displays, so long as the correct sensory data is available to support the machine learning algorithm.

Professor Simon Godsill from Cambridge University’s Department of Engineering led the project. He said: “Touchscreens and other interactive displays are something most people use multiple times per day, but they can be difficult to use while in motion, whether that’s driving a car or changing the music on your phone while you’re running. We also know that certain pathogens can be transmitted via surfaces, so this technology could help reduce the risk for that type of transmission.”

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Akash

 

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JAGUAR LAND ROVER INAUGURATES A NEW RETAILER SHOWROOM IN CHENNAI​

• Jaguar Land Rover unveils a new state-of-the-art showroom at Mount Road Chennai
• The facility is spread over two levels covering a total area of 1 350 m2
• It offers a wide range of Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles on display for customers to experience

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Jaguar Land Rover India today announced the opening of a new Retailer showroom in Chennai by VST Grandeur. The impressive state-of-the-art facility is located at the prime location of Anna Salai on Mount Road offering excellent customer convenience. It is spread over two levels, covering an area of 1 350 m2 with 11 cars on display. This new facility complements the existing JLR showroom & service facility on Poonamallee High Road in offering premium customer experience.

The new showroom allows customers to experience the range of products across the Jaguar and Land Rover portfolio, including approved pre-owned cars and showcases a wide range of Jaguar Land Rover branded accessories and merchandise for its customers. Enabled by the latest digital technologies, the brand new facility enhances customer experience and engagement with the two iconic brands.

Rohit Suri, President & Managing Director, Jaguar Land Rover India Ltd (JLRIL), said, “The well located new showroom will provide convenient access to a world class sales experience for our discerning customers. This facility will further strengthen JLR’s presence in Chennai region and also bolster our partnership with VST Grandeur with whom we have been associated for ten years.”

Customers can even book their cars by visiting the online booking platform at www.findmeacar.in for Jaguar and www.findmeasuv.in for Land Rover.
For more information on Jaguar and Land Rover product range in India, please visit www.jaguar.in and www.landrover.in

Jaguar Product Portfolio in India

The Jaguar range in India includes XE (starting at ₹ 46.64 Lakh), XF (starting at ₹ 55.67 Lakh), F-PACE (priced at ₹ 69.99 Lakh) I-PACE (starting at ₹ 105.9 Lakh) and F-TYPE (starting at ₹ 97.97 Lakh). All prices mentioned are ex-showroom in India.

Land Rover Product Portfolio in India

The Land Rover range in India includes the Range Rover Evoque ( starting at ₹ 64.12 Lakh), Discovery Sport (starting at ₹ 65.30 Lakh), Range Rover Velar (starting at ₹ 79.87 Lakh), Defender 90 (starting at ₹ 76.57 Lakh), Defender 110 (starting at ₹ 83.38 Lakh), New Discovery (starting at ₹ 88.06 Lakh), Range Rover Sport (starting at ₹ 91.27 Lakh) and Range Rover (starting at ₹ 210.82 Lakh). All prices mentioned are ex-showroom in India.

Jaguar Land Rover Retailer Network in India

Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are available in India in 24 cities, through 28 authorized outlets in Ahmedabad, Aurangabad, Bengaluru (3), Bhubaneswar, Chandigarh, Chennai (2), Coimbatore, Delhi, Gurgaon, Hyderabad, Indore, Jaipur, Kolkata, Kochi, Karnal, Lucknow, Ludhiana, Mangalore, Mumbai (2) , Noida, Pune, Raipur, Surat and Vijayawada.

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Jaguar Land Rover has announced that Rohit Suri (President & Managing Director, JLR India) will retire from his position w.e.f. 31st March 2023 after a 14-year stint. His successor is yet to be announced.

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Rajan Amba (Vice President Sales, Marketing & Customer Care, Tata Motors) has been announced as the new Managing Director of Jaguar-Land Rover India w.e.f 1st March 2023.

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TVS Supply Chain Solutions has won the contract for supply of spares, consumables and accessories for the Land Rover Wolf Platform from the UK Ministry of Defence.

• This agreement is for two plus one year, and will see TVS SCS use its accredited inventory management, procurement and supply chain expertise to ensure the optimum availability of spares.
• Land Rover Wolf fleet has been in service with UK MOD since the mid-1990s. TVS SCS along with the Post Design Services contractor, will continue to address to support availability and upkeep of the platform.
• TVS SCS through its UK operations manages circa 3 million items per day for customers across automotive, beverage, defence, healthcare, rail, and utilities sectors.

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JLR has announced a new collaboration with Everstream Analytics, the industry-leading supply chain mapping and risk analytics experts, which will embed AI into JLR’s supply chain management.

• With this new technology, JLR can monitor its supply chain in real-time in order to help avert any future global supply issues, protecting the production of its current and next generation models.
• It analyses data using a combination of AI, predictive analytics, machine learning and human intuition to plot emerging incidents such as natural disasters, strikes, data breaches and export issues on a global map.
• This capability, which updates in real-time, takes measures to avoid any industrial disruption, which could impact production and increase costs.
• JLR is introducing the Everstream technology as part of a wider strategy to build a state-of-the-art digitally enabled supply ecosystem delivering end-to-end visibility and security.

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JLR India has reported its best ever Q1 sales performance with a growth of 102%, retailing a total of 1,048 units, in the first quarter of FY24 compared to the same period last year.







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Jaguar-Land Rover India H1 FY-24 Performance:

• JLR India recorded sales of 2,356 units and a YoY growth of 105% during April – September 2023.
• The company has also achieved highest ever Q2 retail sales of 1,308 units with a 108% YoY growth.
• Range Rover Velar (24MY) has received over 750 orders while the Defender has achieved sales of 1,000 units in H1 with 250% YoY growth.

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JLR India reported three consecutive quarters of record sales, selling 3,582 units and experiencing a remarkable year-on-year (YoY) growth of 93% in the nine-month period ending 31 December 2023.

• Range Rover and Defender continue to lead with a YoY increase of 250% and 150% (YTD), respectively, contributing to over 75% of the current order book.
• JLR India achieved 74% YoY growth in the third quarter of FY24, achieving retail sales of 1,226 units. The MY24 Range Rover Velar showcased an outstanding YoY growth of 183% in the quarter.
• JLR’s certified pre-owned business grew by 74% YTD versus the same period last year, reflecting the growing demand and the equity of JLR brands in India.

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Jaguar-Land Rover India today reported its sales performance for the full year ended 31 March 2024.

• The company's total retail sales for the fourth quarter were 854 units, up 43% year-on-year.
• The retail sales of 4,436 units, and year-on-year growth of 81%, represent one of the best performances in the market since the company’s launch in India in 2009 and its highest in the last five years.
• Range Rover and Defender retail sales continued to grow with year-on-year increases of 160% and 120% respectively. The MY24 Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque grew by 50% and 55% YoY respectively.

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Range Rover has announced its official partnership with The Championships, Wimbledon. The Championships is set to take place from 1 to 14 July 2024 at The All England Lawn Tennis Club.

• Viewed by millions globally, the prestigious Grand Slam tournament will be supported for the first time with Range Rover as the Official Vehicle Partner for 2024.
• The transition from Jaguar to Range Rover will see JLR’s support of The Championships extend to more than a decade.
• The fleet, including the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport plug-in electric hybrid models, will be used to transport players, their teams and officials to and from official venues, using the on-site charging facilities.
• The on-site charging infrastructure at the recently completed Indoor Tennis Centre is powered by renewable electricity and is capable of accommodating increasing numbers of hybrid and electric vehicles.

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JLR India announced a strong start to FY25, with a robust performance in the first quarter ended June 30, 2024. The company reported 31% year-on-year growth, with quarterly retail sales of 1,371 units.

• Total retail sales were 1,371 units in Q1 FY25; 31% growth YoY. The record wholesale volumes in Q1 FY25 reported 45% YoY.
• Both Defender and Range Rover Evoque grew by more than 50% with Defender being the highest selling model in the portfolio.
• Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Defender account for 75% of the total order book. Defender was highest selling model with sales up 52%.

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