Range Rover factory in China inaugurated

The new factory is expected to cater for about 30 per cent rise in JLR sales in Chinese market. With 27 million car sales per annum China currently has the biggest automobile market in the world constituting one fourth of the global market. The 400,000 square-metres plant was launched within two years of foundation laying ceremony. Located in the Changshu Economic Development Zone north of Shanghai, the factory is part of a RMB 10.9 billion joint venture investment plan.