China

How high-flying JLR lost its way in China

JLR China
China production allows JLR to modify vehicles to local tastes but the number of defects reported by owners has increased. Pictured is Jaguar E-Pace production at the Chery JLR plant in Changshu, China. (BLOOMBERG)
February 16, 2019 05:00 AM

SHANGHAI — That whopping $4 billion write-down Jaguar Land Rover announced this month stunned investors and plunged the U.K. automaker into a financial crisis. JLR's owner, Tata Motors of India, says it must raise $1 billion within 14 months to replace maturing bonds and maintain its investment program.

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