The MG X80 sports coupe will compete from next summer against the Porsche 911, Maserati 3200GT and Jaguar XK8, says MG Rover.
Andrew Lester, who reshaped Jaguar's UK dealer line-up ready for S-type and X-type, is on special assignment in Austria to match the brand with Land Rover in the retail market.
MG Rover unveiled its new luxury high performance sports coupe, the MG X80 at the Frankfurt motor show, which it claims will compete when it goes on sale in the summer of 2002 will compete against the likes of the Porsche 911, Maserati 3200GT and Jaguar XK8.
Jaguar is to reveal its future design philosophy at next week's Frankfurt motor show in the form of the four-seater R-Coupe.
Jaguar is to limit UK sales to 160 special editions to celebrate the 100th anniversary of founder Sir William Lyons. The black XJR 100 saloon and XKR 100 coupe/cabriolet specials have leather interiors and 19-inch alloys. The XKR also gets the R Performance handling kit.
Simon Harris reckons Jaguar's new baby will be giving the established German marques a few sleepless nights
Jaguar Financial Services is rolling out a new insurance policy that will help dealers to boost accident repair retention levels.
Scottish dealer Clelands of the Borders has become only the second UK group to house two Ford Premier Automotive Group brands on the same site after opening a £500,000 Jaguar dealership next to its Volvo outlet in Galashiels. The other is Dobsons in Kendal, Cumbria.
Dr Wolfgang Reitzle, chairman of Jaguar Cars and president of Ford's Premier Automotive Group has again expressed the manufacturer's support for British entry into the single European currency.
Jaguar today opened its new £300m plant at Halewood, home of the new 'baby' Jaguar, the X-type which also went on sale this week.
Jaguar's new X-type is now officially on sale in the UK.
Jaguar has awarded the parts contract for Japan to Unipart Demand Chain Management.
Jaguar Financial Services has combined with Norwich Union to launch a motor insurance plan for all Jaguar drivers.
Jaguar is revamping its dealer network ready for the launch of X-type, which is expected to attract a younger customer base. It is the third carmaker to announce network changes this year, following Toyota and Peugeot.
Chester car dealership Rybrook is taking its expertise to the classroom with the introduction of a work experience programme.
Jaguar is confident that the X-type, on sale from June, will take it into the mainstream executive car market. Ian Callum, Jaguar design chief, said the company was returning to its historic roots in a bid to lose its 'niche luxury' tag.
Pendragon is believed to be in the early stages of talks with at least one more high-profile US Jaguar dealership following a £13.5m acquisition in California.
Jaguar has again come second in US-based JD Power's assessment of the satisfaction (or otherwise) expressed by British owners of two-year-old S- and T-plated cars.
Pendragon, the UK's largest car dealership group, has announced the acquisition of Hornburg, the Jaguar and Land Rover dealership in Los Angeles.
The Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Mary Walker and Andrew Lester, Jaguar Cars UK sales director, were the special guests at the opening of Doves' newly refurbished and extended Jaguar showroom in Croydon.