31/03/2010

Business Prize For Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover has been named International Asian Business of the Year (UK) at the Asian Business Awards.

The company was praised for its sales growth in both the domestic and overseas markets and for the investment made by the Tata Group.

The Asian Business Awards, hosted by Eastern Eye newspaper as part of the Asian Media & Marketing Group – Britain's biggest Asian publishing house – are the pre-eminent awards recognising and promoting excellence in the Asian Business community.

Simon Warr, Director of Communications and Public Affairs for Jaguar Land Rover said: "Jaguar Land Rover is delighted to be recognised as International Asian Business of the Year (UK) by the Asian Business Awards."

He added: "Jaguar and Land Rover are brands that are recognised and admired across the world. Both have marvellous heritage, but they also have now a model line up that is the strongest ever.

"The reception to the latest generations of Land Rover's Discovery, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport has been tremendous and there is already great excitement about a forthcoming new addition to the Range Rover family that will go on sale in 2011.

"Additionally, Jaguar's all-new XJ is currently making news across the globe, building on the success of the XF sedan and XK sports cars."

(PR)

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