Jaguar News

Ford has sold Jaguar and Land Rover to India-based Tata, the country’s largest motor manufacturer. The two companies are reported to have fetched ?1.15bn ($2.3bn), reports the Telegraph.

The sale ends Ford’s 20-year ownership of JLR, in which it has invested billions of pounds into the two carmakers. While Land Rover is profitable, Jaguar has been a perennial loss-maker and a drain on Ford’s finances.

Susanna Woods reports over at the ICM Commercial & Business News site: (more…)

Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover & Volvo are to invest ?1bn in the UK into the development of more environmentally friendly vehicles.

The plans include a CO2 emission reduced Ford Focus that can get up to 70 mpg.
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The RAC have relaunched their website – www.rac.co.uk – with a new look.

They’re also offering a ?5 discount on breakdown cover sign ups made online, with cover starting from ?34!
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UPDATE 2: click here now for 25% off
For today only (10th May 2006) The AA have reinstated their offer and you can again save 20% on AA breakdown cover.

From 10am tomorrow morning you can still save 15%, but on all online sign ups until then you will save 20%. (more…)

Jaguar have donated the second last Jaguar XJ 4.2 V8 Sovereign ever to be made to BEN to be auctioned.

BEN, the Motor and Allied Trades Benevolent Fund, will auction the car – which has been signed by Sir William Lyons (Jaguar founder) – on 16th December 2005.