Tata in talks to build Jaguar, Land Rover models in China

Shanghai August 16 (Gasgoo.com) Tata Motors Ltd., India's largest vehicles maker, is currently holding talks with its joint venture partners on setting up production lines in China, media reported Monday. 

In order to expand the supply capacity of its luxury car brands, Jaguar and Land Rover, and to enhance its sales network in China, Tata has been reducing costs since August last year, according to early sources.

Moreover, Tata said in May this year that it expects to sell 20,000 Land Rovers as well as 5,000 Jaguars in China by 2010/11.

Tata also plans to launch an entry-level Jaguar car, a new sports car, a new Range Rover SUV and other hybrid models gradually in the world's biggest auto market in the future.

Tata will first put the Land Rover model into production in the Chinese assembly line, which is expected to have an annual capacity of up to 40,000 units.

For the three months ending 30 June 2010, the Indian automaker said its sales revenues had grown by 64.2% year on year from 164.7 billion rupees ($3.55 billion) to 270.6 billion rupees.