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Jaguar Land Rover has put its new corporate focus in place now because it has what it describes as 40 "product actions" coming over the next five years. Starting with the new F-type in April, the product actions cover new engines, new models, range developments and facelifts.
A key one from a business car perspective is the £355m investment in a new engine plant near Wolverhampton that will produce four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. Although it's not confirmed which models the new units will appear in or from when, the smaller-capacity engines will offer reduced emissions and increased efficiency compared with the current options, which don't go below the 2.2-litre diesel used in the Jaguar XF, Land Rover Freelander and Range Rover Evoque.
JLR is also making investments in developing lightweight aluminium technology, with the intrinsic link between weight and emissions meaning the latter should come down in the future. The target is a 10% reduction across JLR by 2015, on top of the 15% it says it has achieved since 2007.
While the majority of the 40 new product actions are as yet shrouded in secrecy, they will include various applications of the new engines, plus replacements for most of the current JLR line-up over the next five years, with a new Range Rover Sport expected late this year, plus the exciting new Jaguar F-type sports car revealed at the Paris motor show last year and due to go on sale in the UK next month. The two-seat convertible starts at £58,500 for the 340hp 3.0-litre petrol version, and goes up to £79,950 for the 495hp 5.0-lite V8. "I'm sure I can sell a few to the corporate market, chief executive and business owners," says Jaguar UK corporate field team manager Paul Brittan.
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