There was anger today as BMW confirmed that 850 jobs were being cut by ending weekend working at its Mini car plant near Oxford. The cuts will mostly affect agency workers when they come into force from 2 March when the plant begins operating five days a week, instead of the current seven. Union sou...

The Tata Group-controlled Jaguar Land Rover is planning a major communications campaign for the automobile brands. Jaguar Land Rover has appointed Portland PR to position the firm as a ‘blue-chip UK corporate’, on a par with retailer Marks & Spencer, reports PRWeek. Jaguar Land Rover Communicati...

From the always-useful Oligopoly Watch : Ford announced this week that it has completed the deal to sell their Jaguar and Land Rover divisions to India's Tata Motors, that country's largest car and truck maker. The deal was for $1.7 billion. What a turnaround! Ford's purchase of Jaguar in 1989 and c...