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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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Jaguar Land Rover, Intel and Seeing Machines showcase driver attention-monitoring system At CES

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Jaguar Land Rover is working with Intel and Seeing Machines to develop sensing technology that monitors the driver’s face and eyes to reduce distracted and drowsy driving. Wolfgang Ziebart, Jaguar Land Rover Engineering Director. DMS could also help the car share information with the driver more effectively.

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German EV Motor Could Break Supply-Chain Deadlock

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More than a few of them are at ZF Friedrichshafen AG , one of the world’s largest suppliers of parts to the automotive industry. Among the customers for its motors and electric drive trains are Mercedes-Benz , BMW , and Jaguar Land Rover. Scharrer : BMW and Land Rover. That is one thing. And this one is very easy.

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UK Government awards more than US$141M to 38 driverless and low carbon vehicle projects

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million (US$141 million) of government funding, alongside significant funding from industry, to help develop the next generation of driverless and low-carbon vehicles, as part of the Industrial Strategy and the government’s Plan for Britain. The UK Government recently awarded £109.7 million (US$21.5

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Jaguar to go full electric by 2025

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Recently, the new Jaguar Land Rover CEO, Ballore, announced that by 2025, Jaguar would officially become an electric car brand. Amid the same announcement, it emphasised that Jaguar will only manufacture electric cars and that JLR will leave SUVs to the Land Rover Brand. What’s next?

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Tesla Inside: The Ultimate Vintage Land Rover Retrofit

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From the outside, this Land Rover Defender looks like any other example of the postwar British classic that conquered the African outback—and the automotive world’s heart. s “ Rover Dome ,” its 45,000-square-foot (about 4,200-square-meter) production facility. After every beer, it sounded like a better idea.”. Land Rover.

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Shock! VinFast’s VF Wild electric pickup was designed in Melbourne!

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VinFast Wild electric pickup concept at CES 2024, Las Vegas Both GoMotiv studio director Robert Thorpe and creative director Justin Thompson were present in Las Vegas for the unveil and plan to use the attention generated to promote the studio’s capabilities to the automotive industry, especially in the Asia-Pacific and China. “We