Whitley,UK: Jaguar Land Rover is commencing production of the Jaguar XF saloon at its facility in Pune, India, from components supplied from the company's Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham,UK.
The initial Pune-built Jaguar XF models will feature the company's acclaimed 2.2-litre diesel engine, which is coming to the Indian market for the first time. The Jaguars will be built alongside Land Rover Freelander 2 vehicles which have been produced in Pune since May 2011
Dr Ralf Speth, Chief Executive of Jaguar Land Rover, said: "Indiais a market that offers significant opportunities for both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands. The expansion of our Pune operations to include the Jaguar XF will help us realise our ambitions for the Indian market.
"Jaguar Land Rover is committed to building a sustainable, profitable business; increasing our global manufacturing footprint is a key element of our growth strategy. Together with our joint venture manufacturing facility already under construction near Shanghai, expanding our operations at Pune will help us increase the global volume of cars we build, in addition to those produced in the UK."
Rohit Suri, Vice President, Jaguar Land Rover India said: "The Land Rover Freelander 2 and the Jaguar XF are our best-selling models in India and this has driven the move to build these products locally.
"The Jaguar XF has become very popular with our customers due to its sports car performance, outstanding luxury saloon elegance and contemporary individual styling. Its inspired engineering and technological innovation have helped it to win more than 100 awards internationally. So we are now delighted to offer this car as a locally built product with a new engine for this market, which will enable us to provide our customers with a wider choice of competitively priced models."
Jagua Land Rover India recently announced a 32% growth in wholesales in 2012 at 2393 cars compared with 1813 cars in the previous year.
Further details, including specifications, are available on the Jaguar India website (www.jaguar.in) and Land Rover India website (www.landrover.in).
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Notes to editors:
- Jaguar Land Rover's mainstream launch quality processes are integral within its Pune facility. All of the plant employees have been fully trained in Jaguar Land Rover manufacturing processes and standards, working with experienced manufacturing managers from the company's UK plants.
- Jaguar Land Rover has ambitious plans for sustainable growth and profitability
- Jaguar Land Rover will invest circa £2bn in its products and facilities in the financial year to March 2013
- Jaguar Land Rover is building a state-of-the-art advanced engine facility at i54, South Staffordshire, Business Park (UK), investing £355m and creating 750 new jobs. Construction commenced on 20th June 2012
- Jaguar Land Rover makes a significant contribution to the UK economy contributing £7bn GVA in the last financial year
- Jaguar Land Rover is one of theUK's largest exporters by value (£8.2bn in 2011) and generates in the region of 85% of its revenue from exports
- In the 12 months to 31 March 2012, Jaguar Land Rover generated profit before tax of £1.5bn with revenues of £13.5bn
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