Tata Motors-owned JLR ready with action plan to meet UK's green diktat

JLR, acquired by the Tatas in 2008, is the UK's largest automotive manufacturer, accounting for an estimated 30 per cent of all domestic car production in this country

Tata Motors-owned Britain-headquartered Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is under starter’s orders after the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday announced a blistering 10-point plan for a green industrial revolution. This stipulated ending the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans by 2030.

A statement from Downing Street indicated the rule will be imposed “10 years earlier than planned”. It also elucidated the government “will allow the sale of hybrid cars and vans that can drive a significant distance with no carbon coming out of the tailpipe until 2015”.  

JLR, acquired by the Tatas in 2008, is the