Jaguar and Land Rover were this week named as winners of the first Women in Science Engineering and Technology (SET) Award at the Working Families Employer of the Year Awards in London.
Discovery’s got two sorts of reputations, and both are deserved. The first is for being a go-anywhere, do-anything 4x4, happy to tackle, snow mud and desert
Land Rover workers have rejected a two-year pay deal.
While 4x4s hit the headlines for all the wrong reasons these days (Greenpeace protest at the Land Rover plant, anyone?) it has done little to dampen the consumers’ love affair with off-roaders.
Quality Standards Management Ltd, which provides a customer service consultancy to Land Rover dealers, has been granted the Norman Allcock Leadership Award by Nottinghamshire Business Venture (NBV).
Jaguar and Land Rover are offering voluntary redundancy terms to 300 UK administrative staff at Halewood, Castle Bromwich, Gaydon, Warwickshire and Whitley in Coventry.
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LAND Rover has launched an electronic game called Range Rover Sport Tourer, available as a download from UK mobile phone networks.
Ford Motor Company has replaced Joe Greenwell as chief executive officer of Jaguar and Land Rover with Geoff Polites, who is praised in a company statement for his “leadership and business acumen” when running Ford Australia.
Falmouth Coachworks, a Land Rover specialist repairer has joined the 140-strong Jaguar and Land Rover Body and Paint Network.
Land Rover has added new ‘definitive edition’ trim variations to its 2006 Freelander range, on sale now.
Land Rover has been targeted by Greenpeace activists again, with the group this time disrupting seven of its dealerships on Saturday, after the environmental group vowed a summer protest on gas-guzzling 4x4s.
Land Rover may have lost about £1.8m, after Greenpeace protesters halted the production of 40 vehicles yesterday morning.
Production at Land Rover’s Solihull plant has been disrupted this morning, after 35 Greenpeace protesters breached security.
Land Rover has forecast that sales will be boosted by 15% this year and the SUV brand will turn a profit.
Ford Motor Company has signed an agreement with Cartakeback Ltd to provide customers of Ford, Jaguar, Land Rover, Volvo, Aston Martin and Mazda with a free ‘take back’ service for End of Life Vehicles (ELVs) from January 1, 2007.
Land Rover’s technician apprenticeship programme has been commended by the Learning and Skills Council following a record intake of 430 apprentices.
The Learning & Skills Council has commended the Land Rover Dealer Apprenticeship programme for its commitment to the development of young people.
Joe Greenwell believes Jaguar can learn from the Land Rover experience.
Chris Banks, chairman of the Learning and Skills Council (LSC), will today present Land Rover with a certificate in recognition of the company's commitment to skills development through apprenticeships.
