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25/08/2010
Cable Checks Out Landrover Experience
The UK Business Secretary Dr Vince Cable has this week visited Jaguar Land Rover's headquarters to experience first hand a selection of the latest Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles and hear about the company's plans for environmental innovation.
During his visit Dr Cable saw how Jaguar Land Rover - the UK's largest investor in automotive environmental technologies - has utilised some of the £800m already committed to the development of technologies aimed specifically at reducing tailpipe CO2 emissions.
The Business Secretary met with members of Jaguar Land Rover's Advanced Research team who are working on the development of sustainable technologies including hybrids and electrification.
These technologies were demonstrated in the form of the Jaguar XJ-based Limo Green and the Range Rover Sport REHEV (Range Extended Hybrid Electric Vehicle) both of which are supported by Technology Strategy Board funding.
The Range Rover REHEV will run as a pure electric car for up to 12 miles in town and the diesel engine and electric motor will combine to drive all four wheels at higher speeds and when off-road.
Dr Cable said: "The UK excels in making premium and niche cars and these are exported all over the world.
"A great example of the UK's advanced research and development excellence is Jaguar's Limo Green ultra-low carbon technology project.
"An executive car that can do more than 50mpg with CO2 emissions from only 50g/km shows Britain's premium car sector is more than capable of rising to the environmental challenges facing the car industry."
Also on the agenda was the opportunity to view Land Rover's much-anticipated new model, the Range Rover Evoque.
This smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient addition to the Range Rover line-up will represent a bold evolution of the brand when it goes on sale in 2011.
The Evoque will be built at the company's Halewood plant on Merseyside and creates 1000 new jobs – supported by a grant offer of £27 million from the Government.
Carl-Peter Forster, Managing Director of Tata Motors said. "Jaguar Land Rover has a central role in the UK's automotive landscape supporting over 130,000 jobs and generating almost £6billion in export revenues alone.
"With annual investment in product creation set to top the £1billion mark Jaguar Land Rover is making a very clear statement of intent for its future and the critical role that manufacturing, engineering and R&D plays in ensuring the UK play its full part in a new low-carbon economy."
(BMcC/GK)
During his visit Dr Cable saw how Jaguar Land Rover - the UK's largest investor in automotive environmental technologies - has utilised some of the £800m already committed to the development of technologies aimed specifically at reducing tailpipe CO2 emissions.
The Business Secretary met with members of Jaguar Land Rover's Advanced Research team who are working on the development of sustainable technologies including hybrids and electrification.
These technologies were demonstrated in the form of the Jaguar XJ-based Limo Green and the Range Rover Sport REHEV (Range Extended Hybrid Electric Vehicle) both of which are supported by Technology Strategy Board funding.
The Range Rover REHEV will run as a pure electric car for up to 12 miles in town and the diesel engine and electric motor will combine to drive all four wheels at higher speeds and when off-road.
Dr Cable said: "The UK excels in making premium and niche cars and these are exported all over the world.
"A great example of the UK's advanced research and development excellence is Jaguar's Limo Green ultra-low carbon technology project.
"An executive car that can do more than 50mpg with CO2 emissions from only 50g/km shows Britain's premium car sector is more than capable of rising to the environmental challenges facing the car industry."
Also on the agenda was the opportunity to view Land Rover's much-anticipated new model, the Range Rover Evoque.
This smaller, lighter, more fuel-efficient addition to the Range Rover line-up will represent a bold evolution of the brand when it goes on sale in 2011.
The Evoque will be built at the company's Halewood plant on Merseyside and creates 1000 new jobs – supported by a grant offer of £27 million from the Government.
Carl-Peter Forster, Managing Director of Tata Motors said. "Jaguar Land Rover has a central role in the UK's automotive landscape supporting over 130,000 jobs and generating almost £6billion in export revenues alone.
"With annual investment in product creation set to top the £1billion mark Jaguar Land Rover is making a very clear statement of intent for its future and the critical role that manufacturing, engineering and R&D plays in ensuring the UK play its full part in a new low-carbon economy."
(BMcC/GK)
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