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Land Rover Defender Octa to break global cover later this year | Autocar Professional

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Land Rover will unveil the new Defender Octa later this year. Land Rover Defender Octa technical details Technical details remain largely under wraps, but JLR has confirmed the new variant will use a twin-turbocharged V8 rather than the supercharged ‘AJ’ unit in the existing eight-cylinder Defender models.

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Toyota Land Cruiser could spawn two new EVs to rival Mercedes, Land Rover

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The new EVs will broaden Toyota’s reach into new segments to rival brands like Mercedes and Land Rover. Toyota’s chief branding officer, Simon Humphries, said the automaker is “exploring new approaches to mobility” that enhance the Land Cruiser brand but also “further people’s freedom in motion.”

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BMW imported 8,000 vehicles into US with parts from banned Chinese supplier says Senate report – ET Auto

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The report found that Bourns Inc, a California-based auto supplier, had sourced components from Sichuan Jingweida Technology Group (JWD). Bourns provided JWD parts to Lear Corp, a direct supplier for BMW and Jaguar Land Rover. imported vehicles.

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Johnson Controls to supply AGM batteries to Chery Jaguar Land Rover in China; introducing 48V micro hybrid system

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Johnson Controls will provide its Absorbent Glass Mat (AGM) advanced lead-acid battery technology to power the Chery Jaguar Land Rover Start-Stop and other vehicles made in China to serve the China market. To support this growth, it is investing $520 million globally to increase production in the US, Europe and China.

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Tata’s UK electric car battery plant to be in Bridgwater – ET Auto

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Agratas , Tata Group’s global battery business, confirmed Wednesday that the 40 GWh factory would be built at Bridgwater’s Gravity Smart Campus. The UK plant, which Tata, owner of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) , announced in July, will become one of Europe’s largest battery-cell manufacturing sites.

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Tata Motors’ Q4 PAT jumps over three-fold; FY24 profit and sales at all-time high | Autocar Professional

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lakh crore with double-digit growth in Jaguar Land Rover and passenger vehicle division. Higher volumes in Jaguar Land Rover and passenger vehicle unit, pricing actions, and a richer mix improved the company’s average selling prices and boosted the revenue. The company’s global wholesales rose 8.1

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Volvo to issue world’s first EV battery passport ahead of EU rules – ET Auto

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Volvo’s head of global sustainability Vanessa Butani told Reuters that introducing the passport nearly three years before regulations kick in was aimed at being transparent with car buyers as the automaker targets producing only fully-electric cars by 2030. Inflation Reduction Act, Johnson-Poensgen said.

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