Over 60 vehicles vied for the 2009 Scottish Car of the Year award but in the end it was Tata Motors’ Land Rover Discovery 4 which stood tall. Now on sale for about £31,995, the Land Rover Discovery 4 boasts of appealing features that include 3.0 liter TDV6 powertrain and state of the art technology add-ons with the likes of a Surround Camera System, Gradient Release Control, Tow Assist and a Push Button Start system. The Land Rover Discovery 4 garnered the most votes for its go-anywhere capability and premium package.

(Source) Wheels Unplugged

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Tata Motors has announced today in their annual report that their recently aquired Jaguar and Land Rover brands have made the progressive move to go all-aluminum.

“JLR is planning to have all its future cars constructed with light weight aluminum bodies resulting in considerable savings in weight, and reduction in CO2 emissions,” Tata said in the company’s annual report.

There are many benefits to aluminum bodies besides environmental-friendliness; improved vehicle performance and better fuel economy are all included in the package.

We don’t know when we’ll be seeing some aluminum Land Rovers, but we can guess it won’t be too far from now.

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Tata Motors kicks off one leg of its new found business, launching the Jaguar and the Land Rover in India. The re-branding prowess of Tata Motors starts by unveiling the two luxury car brands in Indian waters, launching three models of each brand.

Jaguar will be unveiling the XF, XFR and the XKR sedans while Land Rover will start its business with Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover sport utility vehicles. Being fully imported models, all the six cars carry a heavy price tag starting Rs 63 lakh and going up to Rs 92 lakh.

“The launch of Jaguar and Land Rover is something that is quite memorable in the context of our history and heritage of Tata Motors. This is a company that belongs to us and we are proud of it.”

While the economy is still in turmoil for most parts of the world, no sales forecasts were unveiled by Tata Motors just yet. Right now, all they can do is stay optimistic, similar to what most business are banking on today.

(Source) Business Standard

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It seems that “the world’s cheapest car” is finally going to make its way to North American dealers, if the Indian automaker Tata Motors has anything to do with it, that is.

We’ve been hearing about the Tata Nano for some time now with intentions of a US debut dating back to March but a solid price point and release window were no where to be seen. Well, Ratan Tata, an exec from the company, has come forth and said the following regarding the Nano:

“It will need to meet all emission and crash standards and so we hope in the next two years we will be offering such a vehicle in the U.S,

But just how much will it cost? Well, according to CNN, the Nano is making its way to the UK in 2011 at a price point of about $2,300. This coupled with its 65 MPG fuel rating is sure to have some Americans drooling.

$2,300 for a brand new car? Count me in. But wait, how fast does it go?

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Tata Motors is best known for the Tata Nano but today, it has launched a new line with the Safari GX. Adding to the high end comfort and safety features, the GX variant happens to be positioned below the Vx which is the top end variant.

At present, the Safari DICOR presents three variants: Lx, Ex and Vx, with the latest announcement, Tata Motors adds on the GX variant to its list. The Safari Gx flaunts its dual tone exteriors in select shades and the interiors welcome with its leather cum fabric upholstery.

Safari has been known popularly for its Reverse Guide System that uses a camera in the rear bumper and the Internal Rearview Mirror as the Screen. Even the GX variant adds on this feature along with smart safety features such as ABS with EBD. The other new feature that the GX version carries is the indicators on the Outer Rear View Mirrors.

Tata Motors launches their Safari Gx with a price tag of Rs. 9.95 lakhs (ex showroom Delhi) for the 4×2 version, whereas the 4×4 version costs 10.87 lakhs (ex showroom Delhi).

(Source) AutoRama

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Similar to the setup of Ford in the much celebrated big three auto bailout, Jaguar Land Rover of Britain announced that they do not need government bailout. Rather, like Ford, they would need credit flowing again either from direct lending or state-backed loans.

The company, part of India’s Tata Motors , axed 450 jobs last week due to falling demand.

“We are clearly in very difficult times, in difficult trading conditions,” Chief Executive David Smith told Sky News.

Smith said he would also like the government to consider short-term funding to subsidise layoffs similar to those being requested in the Netherlands by Tata’s Anglo-Dutch steel production unit Corus .

Tata bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford in June last year for about $2.3 billion (S$3.4 billion). The company has four sites in the West Midlands region and one at Halewood, northwest England.

(Source) Asiaone Motoring

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