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The so-called "British BMW" concept was never going to work. In a somewhat unexpected announcement last February, Jaguar declared it will become an all-electric carmaker by 2025 as part of newly appointed CEO Thierry Bollore's bold "Reimagine" plan. The company had been developing a purely battery-electric next-generation XJ sedan but Bollore canceled it at a late stage after realizing that it wouldn't be profitable. None of Jaguar's current sedans are, electrified or not. Bollore has initiated a series of major cost-cutting measures to restore profitability by 2024, but it'll all come at a p...

Jaguar Land Rover design chief to leave Coventry car maker Julian Thomson has been director of design at Jaguar for just two years Updated Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Jaguar’s design supremo Julian Thomson is to leave the Coventry car maker at the end of the month. The news comes as a surprise, with Mr Thomson having been in the role for less than two years. He took over as di...

Why Jaguar is done chasing BMW, Audi, Mercedes Why Jaguar is done chasing BMW, Audi, Mercedes Jaguar will build fewer cars but they will be more exclusive, most likely targeting Bentley and Porsche Print Pitting models such as the Jaguar XE (shown) and XF sedans against high-volume models from German rivals was a mistake, industry experts say. In autumn 2019 Jaguar Land Rover invited guests from around the world to witness the opening of the new Jaguar design center in Gaydon, central England. At 12,000 square meters, the studio was a third larger than the one the team had vacated and matched...

Survival of car industry depends on gigafactories As MPs start inquiry on transition to electric cars, experts warn of risks to automotive sector without support including costlier vehicles 4 May 2021 • 6:13pm Britain's car industry will suffer a devastating blow if the country fails to build battery factories ahead of a 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles, experts have said. Factories could be forced to shut and new car prices will rise unless the UK urgently develops so-called gigafactories to power the electric models of the future, MPs on the Environmental Audit Committee h...

Jaguar Land Rover Will Shed a Quarter of Its Production Capacity Bloomberg 2/26/2021 Siddharth Philip © Bloomberg Employees work on a Jaguar XJ automobile in the body shop on the production line at Tata Motors Ltd.'s Jaguar assembly plant in Castle Bromwich, U.K., on Thursday, March 16, 2017. Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth backed Nissan Motor Co.'s calls for extra funding for car-parts makers in the wake of last years Brexit vote, while cautioning that there must be "fair play" for all U.K. automakers. (Bloomberg) -- Jaguar Land Rover will slash its ...