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Land Rover As We Know It Is Going Away - Sort Of

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Jaguar Land Rover recently announced that it would rebrand itself as JLR and that Land Rover as we know it is going away.& & The brand’s iconic luxury off-roaders aren’t going away, just the Land Rover name. The company will convert its sales in the U.K. Image: JLR] Become a& TTAC insider.

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GE Capital to Provide Up to £170m to Jaguar Land Rover

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GE Capital signed an agreement with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based subsidiary of Indian group Tata Motors, to provide a working capital facility of up to £170 million (US$286 million), available for a five-year term.

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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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Kelley Blue Book: New-vehicle prices hit record high in November; average new EV price $65,041

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Sales volumes in November were up year over year by more than 11%, but down from October. The elevated prices and high loan rates are likely putting downward pressure on sales. Strong luxury vehicle sales have been a primary reason for overall elevated new-vehicle prices. of total sales in November from 17.8% in October.

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Is Jaguar Inches Away from Death's Door?

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Recent posts on social media claim to feature a letter from a Jaguar dealer that tells an owner of the brand’s demise. The Facebook post that started the discussion landed on The Car Guys group. Their plan is for low volume production in the future that doesn’t fully support the existing dealer network.”

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Kia EV9 sales are heating up in the US

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Over 1,400 Kia EV9 models were handed over in January, topping the EV6 in US sales. Kia EV9 outpaces EV6 despite record sales month Kia started the year strong, with EV sales growing 57% YOY. Kia’s electric SUV even outsold Toyota’s sole EV, the bZ4X, in its first sales month. With 42.8″

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Jaguar kills off its entire range for new era of extremely expensive EVs

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At the moment, five cars are still on sale in the US – the XF sedan, E-Pace and F-Pace crossovers, F-Type roadster and coupe, and the electric I-Pace. Meanwhile, the company plans to stockpile vehicles to have supply ready for dealers, but Eberhardt didn’t offer details on how that will play out.