Growing interest in the former British owned luxury marques Jaguar and Land Rover have helped the current Indian owners Tata Motors to move back into the black, recording a net profit for the three months to June 2010 of 19.9bn rupees or £273million.
Since showing losses amounting to 3.3bn rupees a year ago, Tata have seen [...]

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Jaguar and Land Rover sales help drive Tata back to profit
John Williams - Tuesday 10.08.10, 15:51pm
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Brazil will benefit from South Africa World Cup hosting experience
John Williams - Monday 21.06.10, 10:17am
The host nation has been under close scrutiny in the first week or so of the South African World Cup, but the international community is not only watching the action on the pitch; they are also witnessing a South Africa that continues to emerge as a competitive 21st century economy.
As outlined in Deloitte’s paper “2010 [...]
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Worlds Largest Cement Company Going Green in USA
John Williams - Thursday 15.04.10, 16:33pm
After its debacle in 2005, when the EPA accused CEMEX Corporation for polluting the air around its cement factory, the company has done a volte face and gone green altogether. This is a new trend, which is being observed in many American companies across all sectors.
There is a great deal of enthusiasm, of the quixotic [...]
Tags: Environment · Manufacturing
UK Business: The Brompton bicycle
John Williams - Thursday 29.10.09, 02:10am
Undiscovered Business Entrepreneurs
Every day in rush hour London, be-suited businessmen disembark from the morning train and ride off to their work destinations on odd looking fold up bicycles.
While the average person may not have considered it, a folding bicycle is an impressive feat of engineering. It needs to be easily collapsible yet maintain alignment to [...]
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UK Business: TV manufacturer will create 500 jobs in Northampton
John Williams - Wednesday 07.10.09, 11:22am
Taiwanese firm Kenmark, a flat screen TV manufacturer have promised the provision of around 500 jobs at a factory that it is to be built in Corby in Northamptonshire.
The purpose built factory is expected to be ready by early 2010, while the jobs will be created over the next three years.
The East Midlands Development Agency [...]
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