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Jaguar Land Rover to invest US$679 million to expand its Engine Manufacturing Center in UK

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Jaguar Land Rover will double the size of its Engine Manufacturing Center (EMC) in the UK as part of a £450-million (US$679-million) expansion program. Total investment in the site, which opened a year ago, now stands at £1 billion (US$1.5

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Land Rover bringing two diesel SUVs to N. America; 32% better combined fuel economy, up to 28 mpg on highway; LEV 3

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Land Rover will offer the option of diesel powertrains in two 2016 model year luxury SUVs: the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport. The Range Rover Td6 and Range Rover Sport Td6 SUVs will deliver 25 mpg (9.4 The fuel filler neck on diesel Land Rover vehicles is fitted with a misfueling protection device.

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Total new car sales in Europe drop 2% in July; SUV sales up 12.5%

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Overall registrations for the month totalled 836,431 units, down from 853,701 units in July 2015. This slowdown is partly due to July 2016 having two fewer working days compared to July 2015. As Europe’s largest carmaker, the double-digit fall in VW Group’s monthly sales also had an impact. in July 2015 to 11.6%

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Euro Big 5 auto markets up 8.6% in April, SUVs continue to dominate; shift in segment shares

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million in April 2015. over January-April 2015. rise on April 2015, last month was the best April for UK car registrations for a decade. While Germany, France and the UK are reaching their sales peak, further growth is expected in Italy and Spain. over April 2015, leading to a market share loss of 0.66

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Volkswagen Group and Tata Motors Ltd. to explore strategic alliance for joint development projects; ŠKODA to lead

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billion in 2015-16. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, the business comprising the two iconic British brands. Global ŠKODA sales reached 1.3 Tata Motors Limited is India’s largest automobile company, with consolidated revenues of US$41.6 It also has an industrial joint venture with Fiat in India. million cars in 2016.

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European automakers and fuel suppliers argue for diesel as they call on policy makers to accelerate fleet renewal

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New car types already comply with Euro 6, and from 1 September 2015 all new cars sold will have to meet this standard. FuelsEurope’s 42 members account for almost 100% of petroleum fuels refining and more than 75% of motor fuel retail sales in Europe. The latest and most stringent of these standards is Euro 6.

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Saft to Raise Approximately 120M to Fund Li-ion Plants in US

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reduction in Q3 sales year-on-year to €123.2 Recent studies estimate the potential of this market to be very significant by 2015. The plant’s objective is to generate sales of up to $200 million per year in 2015 when running at full capacity. million (US$182 million), and a 13.2% reduction at constant exchange rates.

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