Car Manufacturer and Production

car: UK car production falls for eighth month in row as China exports dive Read more In a ruling that brought an end to a three-year case, the court ordered that production of the Landwind, which cost 14,000 compared to the 40,000 Evoque, must stop immediately, according to The Guardian. JMC will also have to pay compensation to Jaguar, which is the UK's largest car manufacturer but is ultimately owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata. A court in Beijing ruled Jiangling Motor Corporation's JMC Landwind X7 had five specific features that were directly copied from the Range Rover Evoque, leading to confusion among customers. Jaguar Land Rover JLR described the ruling as a first in the global car industry. Keith Benjamin, JLR's head of legal, said We welcome this decision of the Beijing court, which further strengthens our confidence in investing in China and in the fairness of intellectual property adjudication in the Chinese courts. Western firms have long complained of cheap replicas being made in China but have struggled to secure legal redress. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.