Land Rover to launch production in India
 

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Tata Motors CEO Carl-Peter Forster has announced <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/land-rover/">Land Rover</a> production would begin in India in 2011 and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/jaguar/">Jaguar</a> is looking for a partner to produce cars within China. Although Forster didn't announce which model would be built in the sub-continent, the T5 platform used for the current <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/lr4">LR4</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/range+rover+sport">Range Rover Sport</a> seems a likely candidate. That same platform is expected to be used for a replacement model for the classic Defender which is expected to debut in 2012. <br />
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Because foreign automakers are required to work with local companies in China, Jaguar is in negotiations for a production deal in the economic powerhouse. China's luxury market is still growing and local production would undoubtedly make it easier for Jaguar to get a larger slice of the pie. <br />
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<div class="postgallery"><p><s trong>Gallery: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/">Land Rover Defender</a></strong></p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/#3249571"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fire002d2e4_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/#3249569"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fire00494e4_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/#3249570"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fire00671fa_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/#3249568"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fire009b6ef_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/photos/land-rover-defender/#3249567"><img src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/08/fire013dd4a_thumbnail.jpg " alt="" title="" /></a></div><br />
[Source: <a href="http://www.autocar.co.uk/News/NewsArticle.aspx?AR=25184 8">Autocar</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/11/land-rover-to-launch-production-in-india/">Land Rover to launch production in India</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 11 Aug 2010 08:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/11/land-rover-to-launch-production-in-india/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19588165/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/08/11/land-rover-to-launch-production-in-india/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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