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Jaguar Land Rover Will Share Aluminum Platform on Future Cars
The cars could be built on the same assembly line
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JaguarUnited Kingdom, 1922 > present53 models
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has no plans to limit its new aluminum platform to just Jaguar vehicles. While the first car to use it will be Jaguar’s upcoming smaller sedan in 2015, Land Rover may also use it for a future truck. Using the platform on multiple vehicles is the key to making it affordable.
Jaguar debuted the new platform when they showed it on the C-X17
Jaguar C-X17United Kingdom, 2014 > 2014 crossover concept. It is investing £1.5 billion (€1.79 billion) to create the new, modular platform.
By using the platform to build the Jaguar crossover and Land Rover truck on the same assembly line, the company can save money and increase volume. The models would also share the company’s new turbocharged four-cylinder engine family.
Source: Automotive News Europe
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