https://www.scmp.com/rss/198201/feed Jaguar Land Rover makes and sells Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of India-based Tata Motors. Ford bought Jaguar in 1989 and Land Rover in 2000 and brought them together to build up its premium car business in 2002, but sold them to Tata in 2008.<br /> en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Kandy Wong,Enoch Yiu Kandy Wong,Enoch Yiu China and the United Kingdom are expected to sign more business deals as the British delegation, which comprises 54 companies, heads to Shanghai from Beijing as part of Keir Starmer’s visit, the first by a UK prime minister since 2018. The UK delegation will attend a reception in Shanghai on Friday evening, according to Peter Burnett, chief executive of the China-Britain Business Council. A business forum will be held, followed by lunch on Saturday before the group departs the country. “I think... https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341866/uk-pm-starmer-leaves-china-what-did-he-achieve-and-what-next-sino-british-ties?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/economy/global-economy/article/3341866/uk-pm-starmer-leaves-china-what-did-he-achieve-and-what-next-sino-british-ties?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:02:36 +0000 dpa dpa Land Rover has introduced a series of revisions for its popular Defender range. The off-roader now has a sharper exterior design with new front and rear lights, and the rear ones have a smoky design. There’s a new textured pattern for the bonnet inserts and side vents, and gloss black Defender-branded hubcaps. New exterior colours have been added to the Defender’s range, including Borasco Grey. The interior has been upgraded, too. A new 13.1-inch infotainment screen is slightly larger than the... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3312464/land-rover-defender-2025-has-new-colours-and-driver-safety-feature-and-sharper-design?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3312464/land-rover-defender-2025-has-new-colours-and-driver-safety-feature-and-sharper-design?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 02 Jun 2025 03:12:50 +0000 Ratan Tata, the former Tata Group chairman who put a staid and sprawling Indian conglomerate on the global stage with a string of high-profile acquisitions, has died, the Tata Group said in a statement late on Wednesday. He was 86. Tata, who ran the conglomerate for more than 20 years as chairman, had been undergoing intensive care in a Mumbai hospital, two sources with direct knowledge of his medical situation said earlier on Wednesday. “It is with a profound sense of loss that we bid farewell... https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3281759/ratan-tata-former-chairman-indias-tata-group-dies-age-86?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/3281759/ratan-tata-former-chairman-indias-tata-group-dies-age-86?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 09 Oct 2024 19:44:09 +0000 The hens huddling in plastic crates on the roof express their displeasure, squawking as our shared taxi comes to a halt in Manebhanjyang, a small town in northern India on the border with Nepal. It’s been a bumpy ride through the predawn hours, the discomfort compounded by an icy wind rushing in through a broken window upfront. As our driver, Shingo dai (“brother” in Nepali), busies himself with the luggage of those alighting here, I step out into the cold for a stretch. It’s been a tight... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3257410/why-small-indian-town-has-so-many-classic-land-rovers-and-how-their-owners-fate-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/travel-leisure/article/3257410/why-small-indian-town-has-so-many-classic-land-rovers-and-how-their-owners-fate-hangs-balance?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 01 Apr 2024 03:36:55 +0000 If you want the sexiest Range Rover, buy the Range Rover Velar. Compared with the diminutive Evoque, which might be next in line for the title, the Velar is adults only; what you graduate too after your Evoque experience.  But not just any Velar will do. You need the Range Rover Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Carros Fortal (@carrosfortal) on Jul 1, 2020 at 10:12am PDT Yes, at US$91,000 it’s the... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3099045/sexy-range-rover-limited-edition-velar-svautobiography?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/news-trends/article/3099045/sexy-range-rover-limited-edition-velar-svautobiography?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 27 Aug 2020 04:52:55 +0000 The 14th Dalai Lama’s former Land Rover fetched US$143,000 at RM Sotheby’s Auburn Fall auction in Indiana. The car was originally delivered to Nepal in February 1966, and then driven into India by the 14th Dalai Lama’s brother, Tenzin Choegyal. There, it assumed its position as the Dalai Lama’s official car, according to RM Sotheby’s. The 1966 Land Rover Series IIA 88 was driven mostly by Choegyal to bring his brother around India. However, it was not used as frequently when the Dalai Lama was... https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3026024/take-look-inside-dalai-lamas-1966-land-rover-sold?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/magazines/style/tech-design/article/3026024/take-look-inside-dalai-lamas-1966-land-rover-sold?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 07 Sep 2019 18:00:13 +0000 There’s an old joke about the number of pristine, perfectly clean Land Rovers you see around – looking such because, of course, they’ve never actually been used any place where they might get dirty. All that 4x4 potency is wasted – aside, of course, from making the driver feel that bit more macho than his pedestrian desk job typically allows. One enterprising company even offered “Sprayonmud”, “to give neighbours the impression you’ve just come back from a day’s shooting or fishing – anything... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/2044811/land-rover-strikes-pose-convertible-four-wheel-drive-range-rover?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/2044811/land-rover-strikes-pose-convertible-four-wheel-drive-range-rover?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 11 Nov 2016 00:47:28 +0000 At the Geneva International Motor Show this month, big luxury had its day. Maserati showed its US$72,000 Levante SUV; Bentley debuted a stretch-limo version of its US$304,000 Mulsanne; Rolls-Royce gave us a blacked-out version of its US$296,000 Ghost. And that’s not to mention the unveiling of the US$2.6 million Bugatti Chiron. Next week in New York, luxury car makers are catching their breath. Which means many of them – McLaren, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, Bugatti, Tesla, Fisker, and... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/1929414/what-drivers-can-look-forward-years-new-york-auto-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/motoring/article/1929414/what-drivers-can-look-forward-years-new-york-auto-show?utm_source=rss_feed Wed, 23 Mar 2016 09:00:00 +0000 If it looks like a Land Rover and purrs like a Land Rover, it could be a copycat. In yet another instance of the mainland's fabled knock-off prowess, small carmaker LandWind has just launched its newest model, X7, which is a striking lookalike of Evoque, a compact luxury sport-utility vehicle from the stable of British carmaker Jaguar Land Rover owned by India's Tata Motors. Launching the new model at the just-concluded Guangzhou car show, LandWind, owned by a joint venture of Changan Auto and... https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1652699/land-rover-lookalike-proof-copycat-strategy-persists-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/china-business/article/1652699/land-rover-lookalike-proof-copycat-strategy-persists-china?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 30 Nov 2014 20:30:45 +0000 Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) opened its first plant in China in Changshu - 110km northwest of Shanghai - yesterday, allowing the carmaker to cut prices and boost sales in the world's largest car market. It would probably choose the best-selling Range Rover Evoque as its first local production model at the 130,000-unit-a-year factory, with the potential to increase sales significantly, says consultancy IHS Automotive. Foreign carmakers have been setting up factories on the mainland to... https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1621734/tata-motors-jaguar-land-rover-opens-first-plant-china?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/business/companies/article/1621734/tata-motors-jaguar-land-rover-opens-first-plant-china?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 21 Oct 2014 21:15:00 +0000 Land Rover has rolled out a new edition of its award-winning Range Rover Evoque with a fashion-inspired spin by local designer Henry Lau. The carmaker, known for building tough cars with off-road potency, is aiming to hit the sweet spot combining efficiency, performance and luxury with the new Range Rover Evoque Prestige edition. A car enthusiast himself who drives to work often, Lau was impressed by the sleek luxury SUV. 'Land Rover has given me an impression that it's raw and masculine, but... https://www.scmp.com/article/1006465/designer-lau-brings-stylish-fashion-sense-land-rovers-launch-evoque-prestige-edition?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/1006465/designer-lau-brings-stylish-fashion-sense-land-rovers-launch-evoque-prestige-edition?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 10 Jul 2012 16:00:00 +0000 One of the highlights of the Beijing Auto Show was the Range Rover Evoque Special Edition. A collaboration between Land Rover and designer Victoria Beckham, the crossover will be a collector's item as only 200 will be built. The model goes on sale first on the mainland at an 'indicative' price of GBP79,995 (HK$1 million), with deliveries in October, the marque says, but Land Rover Hong Kong says 'one model' may be orderable here for 'about HK$1.5 million'. The Evoque crossover was a winner... https://www.scmp.com/article/999973/posh-spices-evoque?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/999973/posh-spices-evoque?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 03 May 2012 16:00:00 +0000 Land Rover suing HK companies for name theft Land Rover, the British 4x4 car manufacturer with a 63-year history, is suing Hong Kong's England Land Rover Co, registered two years ago, for allegedly pinching its name. The company has only one director, Wu Xiao Chun, who also registered a UK Landrover Group Ltd in England last year. Land Rover wants the Hong Kong company to change its name, destroy anything with the brand name on it and force an inquiry into how much is owed in damages as the... https://www.scmp.com/article/978055/briefs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/978055/briefs?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 03 Sep 2011 16:00:00 +0000 Jaguar's fortunes seem to be on the up following its recent takeover by Indian heavyweight Tata Motors. In the past decade, under Ford's direction and with a renewed commitment to development, despite a limited R&D budget, Jaguar has gradually begun to turn out better and better cars. Early improvements came in the retro-styled S-type developed from the Ford Mondeo in the late 1990s, followed by the capable X-type, which was successful enough to keep the wolf from the door. In 2005, the... https://www.scmp.com/article/634358/cats-whiskers?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/634358/cats-whiskers?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:00:00 +0000 Ten years after its launch, the Freelander has grown in stature, power and refinement - much like the Land Rover brand itself. The Freelander 2 is as far from a cosmetic update as you can get, but rather a top-to-bottom redesign accompanied by a nuts-and-bolts refit. On the road, it looks and feels like a new machine - and is miles ahead of the early production models that were dogged by electrical glitches. Along with a thorough mechanical upgrading, the 2007 Freelander receives an... https://www.scmp.com/article/603775/2-show?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/603775/2-show?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 10 Aug 2007 16:00:00 +0000 The Land Rover Owners' Club (below) will today announce details of its 2005 China Sichuan Charity Tour and discuss past expeditions, between 2.30pm and 4.30pm at the Hong Kong Aviation Club (31 Sung Wong Toi Road, Kowloon City), says Maggie Wong of Land Rover Hong Kong. She says 22 of Hong Kong's most rugged Defenders, Range Rovers, Discoverys and Freelanders will roll up for the meeting in expedition gear, ready for the club's 6,092km trip between September 17 and October 2. 'Most have... https://www.scmp.com/article/515590/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/515590/footdown?utm_source=rss_feed Fri, 09 Sep 2005 16:00:00 +0000 Raw Spirit by Iain Banks Arrow $116 On the cover of a book supposedly about whisky, Iain Banks' name is larger than the title, which is appropriate because the words deal more with the British author than the potent Scottish drink. Banks spent a couple of months 'researching' along Scotland's whisky trail. He rants about why he drives a Landrover Station Wagon Td5, what he dislikes about Tony Blair (or Tony Bliar as he calls him), what he dislikes about football (or fitba), and the time he... https://www.scmp.com/article/468219/raw-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/article/468219/raw-spirit?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 28 Aug 2004 16:00:00 +0000