Tata Motors suffer Q1 loss, but confident of improvement
Mumbai, Sep 1 (ANI): Tata Motors, India’s largest vehicle maker have posted a consolidated loss for its fiscal first quarter, but remained confident about the prospects of its loss-making Jaguar and Land Rover (JLR) unit.
This was disclosed by the C Ramakrishnan, Chief Financial Officer at a press conference that was also addressed [...]
Muhammad Ali- Henry Cooper reunion on British soil after 46 years
London, Aug. 25 (ANI): Almost 46 years after his famous victory over Henry Cooper at Wembley, Muhammad Ali is set to go down memory lane during his upcoming tour to Britain.
Ali, 67, lands at Manchester airport on Tuesday to complete a short British tour that will include appearances at a series of dinners, The [...]
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London — Pop Singer George Michael was arrested in the early hours of yesterday morning after his car collided with another vehicle.
He was questioned by police on suspicion of driving under the influence of drink or drugs, [...]
Land Rover launches ‘world’s toughest phone’
London, July 3 (ANI): Land Rover has unveiled what it claims to be the world’s strongest phone, after the gadget survived being dropped from a tall building, stood on by an elephant, and roasted in an oven.
Called the new S1 mobile, the ‘indestructible’ device was developed after the car giant teamed up with phone manufacturer [...]
‘Speed demon’ Defoe loses his car license
London, May 30 (ANI): Tottenham Hotspurs and England striker Jermain Defoe, 26, is to lose his license after being found guilty of two speeding offences.
According to The Sun, Defoe was also convicted of failing to declare who was behind the wheel for both offences.
His Land Rover was clocked at 65 mph and 81mph in [...]
Tata Motors launch new range of trucks
Mumbai, May 29 (ANI): Tata Motors, India’s leading manufacturer of both heavy and light automobiles, launched a new line of trucks, named ‘World Truck’ here on Thursday.
The launching of the new series of trucks also marked the company’s objective to bring international standard top quality trucks in the Indian market.
The range, which comprises of [...]
Tata owned Jaguar rescue bid in doubt due to warring Brit departments
London, Apr 30 (ANI): The wrangling between the Treasury Department and the Lord Mandelson-led Business Department might delay an 800 million pound emergency package for the Tata owned Jaguar Land Rover.
Jaguar Land Rover executives fear that even if they can agree terms with the Treasury for the refinancing it may be months before they receive [...]
Tata-owned Jaguar may receive a 800-million pound refinancing loan
According to the Sunday Times, an 800-million pound refinancing loan for the Tata-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) appears to be on the cards, given the “advanced talks” of the company with British ministers and a banking syndicate led by the Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds TSB.
The talks have been somewhat slow since November 2008, [...]
Jaguar Close To 800 Mln Pounds Loan From British Govt
Tata Group-owned British car maker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has entered into the advanced stages of talks with the British government and banks on a loan of £800 million (Rs 5,840 crore), which could help the company on stream and save 15,000 jobs.
According to reports, talks were at a delicate stage and depended upon whether [...]
Tata Nano finally goes on sale across India, AS
Thursday, R. Sampathkumar signed a check for 3,809 rupees ($78) and ordered his first car: a Tata Nano. Bookings for the ultracheap car, which retails for 100,000 rupees ($2,050) plus tax and transport fees, opened Thursday across India.
Sampathkumar, who is 30 years old and single, makes about 20,000 rupees a month ($410) as a [...]
TATA’s Land Rover seeks 781 m pounds in UK Govt. loans
London, Apr. 3 (ANI): Tata, the Indian owners of Jaguar Land Rover, are seeking 781 million pounds in Government and European loans to safeguard the company’s future.
Jaguar Land Rover is one of a number of companies looking to tap into the 2.3 billion pounds aid package promised by Lord Mandelson.
A spokesman insisted that it [...]
Sacked Lankan origin postman says he has no regrets over his ‘English-only’ stand
London, Mar. 27 (ANI): A Sri Lankan-origin postmaster, who refused to serve non-English speaking customers and was sacked, has said he has no regret over the stand he took.
Bosses of Deva Kumarasiri, 40, told him that his “services were no longer needed”.
The [...]
Jaguar Land Rover may face devastating damages without UK Government’s help
London, Mar 25 (ANI): Ratan Tata, head of Tata Motors, which bought Jaguar Land Rover for more than one billion pounds, has said that the JLR may face huge damages unless the British Government stumps up 500 million pounds worth of [...]
TATA-owned Land Rover offered 27 million pounds to produce ‘Green Car’
London, Mar.12 (ANI): The British Government has offered a grant of up to 27 million pounds to TATA-owned Jaguar Land Rover for the production of a new ‘green’ car.
According to a Sky News report, the company will make a decision later this year on whether to go ahead with the 400 [...]
Ex-SAS commander in Afghanistan condemns British Govt. for ‘unnecessary deaths’
London, Mar 7 (ANI): Former Special Air Service commander in Afghanistan has condemned the British government for the “unnecessary deaths” of four soldiers who were killed when their Snatch Land Rover hit a roadside bomb.
The Scotsman newspaper quoted Major Sebastian [...]
Workers at TATA-owned Jaguar vote for a pay freeze
London, Mar.6 (ANI): Workers at TATA-owned car giant Jaguar Land Rover have voted to accept a shorter working week and a one-year pay freeze to avoid compulsory job cuts.
Members of Unite and the GMB unions accepted the deal – 70 percent to 30 percent – after being urged to vote in favour by union officials.
The [...]
Deal to save jobs at TATA-owned Jaguar on anvil
London, Feb.25 (ANI): A deal to save hundreds of jobs at the TATA-owned carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is on the anvil.ccording to Sky News, the deal with the unions should save JLR 60 million pounds.
Staff at the firm has been voting on proposals to cut their hours and freeze pay in exchange for the [...]
TATA Motors-owned Jaguar halts production at Bromwich factory
London, Jan.20 (ANI): Beleaguered car maker Jaguar has closed its Castle Bromwich plant, which employs 3,500 staff, for a fortnight just one week after the plant reopened following an extended Christmas shutdown.
Owned by India’s Tata Motors, the Telegraph quoted the company as saying that the closure was in response to the dramatic slump in [...]



