Jaguar-Land Rover Forms New Joint Venture with China's Chery Automobile

Tata Motor's Jaguar-Land Rover premium division has signed a joint venture deal with Chery Automobile to sell cars in its home market of China. The agreement, however, is not final, as it has to be approved by China's regulators.

Just last December, China's National Reform and Development Commission (NRDC) and the Ministry of Commerce said that they would stop encouraging foreign investment in the car manufacturing industry to allow for “healthy development” of a market.

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Jaguar Shows More Versatile but Equally Stylish XF Sportbrake in Geneva

If you live in Europe and are interested in an executive station wagon, you will soon be able to add one more vehicle to your shopping list as Jaguar is attempting to draw customers away from the Audi A6 Avant, BMW 5-Series Touring and the Mercedes-Benz E-Class Estate with its new XF Sportbrake.

Jaguar's second ever estate model is based on the XF sedan riding on the same wheelbase but it adds 48mm of rear headroom for the rear passengers while there's also 550-liter of boot space with the seats up and 1,675 liters when they're lying flat.

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New Jaguar XF Sportbrake Unveiled Ahead of the Geneva Motor Show

A station wagon model probably isn’t what comes to mind when you think about Jaguar but times and attitudes changes and the British brand is willing to give it another try after its hapless X-Type Sportwagon.

At a first glance, Jaguar's new XF Sportbrake is a handsome creation, although those abnormally large LED tail lamps look somewhat odd from certain angles.

Jaguar says that every panel on the XF Sportbrake, from the B-Pillar and back, is completely new. Added touches include the silver signature line running the entire length of the car while the gloss black C-Pillar is reminiscent of the XJ limousine. The polished roof rails will be offered as an option.

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Sounds of Joy: 53 Exotic Sports Cars Accelerating Under a Bridge

If there was ever an automotive equivalent to the admittedly annoying song "99 Bottles of Beer", this is it. Well, it may not be 99 cars, but 53 exotic models (or so that's the number quoted by the person who filmed the clip, but who is counting?) passing full throttle under a pair of bridges is something you don't get to see or hear very often.

Make the leap over the break to check out the video, which includes a great exotic supercar selection ranging from various Porsches, to Aston Martins and Ferraris.

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