Jaguar Land Rover supports 50 global projects for carbon doixide reduction

50 global carbon doixide reduction projects in 17 different countries is Jaguar Land Rover's contribution to making the world a better and safer place. The latest contribution is a LifeStraw project which provides safe and clean drinking water to Kenya. Other projects include distribution of over 180,000 fuel efficient stoves to people in countries like Uganda, Ghana and Cambodia which has gone a long way in drastically reducing emissions and improving the quality of air which in turn has enhanced health of over 1 million people in these countries.

Through these efforts Jaguar Land Rover expects to reduce about 10 million tonnes of CO2 by 2014 and are well on their way to achieving this target as on date they have been able to offset 5.2 million tonnes of CO2.

LifeStraw is a simple water purification process. It consists of a simple plastic tube through which water is drawn while passing through various processes of filtration. Particles down to 0.2 microns can be filtered through its fibers and the entire process works similar to a simple drinking straw while it can filter upto 1000 liters of water and remove 99.9% of impurities.

Behind schedule Evoque sales pushes Jaguar Land Rover to work round the clock: 1,000 new jobs for UK

The Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood, UK will be moving on to a three shift, 24 hour routine to ensure quick availability and reduce waiting period for their newly launched Range Rover Evoque. Range Rover Evoque was launched in July 2011 and since then it has seen immediate success in global markets. In the past one year, the company has sold over 88,000 vehicles in 170 markets.

Jaguar Land Rover currently employs 4,500 workers at Halewood and will be adding 1,000 more production operators and supervisors to take care of round the clock working shifts and increased demand. 30,000 applications have been received for these 1,000 vacancies.

Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Freelander 2 will both be pressed into 24 hour production from late tonight. Trials of these new shifts were conducted in July and were met with favor and hence the company has decided to introduce it on a permanent basis. Adding to their existing workforce and working 24 hour shift is something that will have a positive impact throughout the UK supply chain.

Range Rover Evoque is the smallest, lightest and most fuel efficient vehicle. It has been the recipient of over 120 global awards which include Top Gear Magazine Car of the Year, World Design Car of the Year and North American Truck of the Year.

Jaguar Land Rover announces 1,100 job vacancies in UK to create new car models

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) UK's largest automobile, engineering and designing firm will be expanding its workforce in order to cater to the fast growing luxury car market. There are about 1,100 job opening that have been made available to qualified individuals in the UK. New job vacancies will be of great help in the manufacturing facility in Castle Bromwich to support the launch of new Jaguar models.

With the launch of its new model the XF, Jaguar is looking to expand its markets and thereby it will need to dish out these units on a regular basis to keep customers happy and coming in. High quality training and development for each of the recruited employees ensures that JLR stays in the front where quality is concerned.

XF Sportbrake derivative will be added to the XF range and with a load capacity of up to 1675 litres, will be the most versatile Jaguar built to date. Jaguar has sold more than 29,000 vehicles globally in 2012, which is a 19 percent increase against the same period last year.

Business Secretary Vince Cable, said and I quote: "This is fantastic news for Castle Bromwich that Jaguar Land Rover is creating more than 1,000 jobs to support the production of new models at the plant. This expansion is a clear demonstration of Jaguar Land Rover's continuing commitment and investment in the UK."

Tata Motors Group sales during June 2012 sees 6% increase

The month of June 2012 saw increased sales for Tata Motors Group also consisting of Jaguar Land Rover. Global wholesales stood at 94,055 units in the month of June 2012 alone resulting in an increase of 6% as compared to sales in June 2011. Taking only cumulative sales into account figures stood at 276,524 units – an increase of 7% as compared to the same period in the previous year

Passenger and commercial vehicles too saw increased sales with Commercial Vehicles of Tata, Tata Daewoo and Tata Hispano Carrocera reaching the 47,896 mark solely in the month of June though cumulative sales were flat at 130,932 units.

Passenger vehicles saw an increase of 7% with the company selling 46,159 units in June 2012 while cumulative sales stood at 145,592, an increase of 12% as compared to similar sales in the same period in the previous year.

These results were spectacular primarily due to significant sales of Jaguar Land Rover of which the company sold 28,215 units in June 2012, a whopping 39% higher as compared to sales in June 2011. Jaguar sales stood at 3,829 lower by 5% while sales of Land Rover were up 49% and stood at 24,386 units in the month of June 2012 alone.