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Jaguar/Land Rover sale 'deadline set for July 2007'

By Jamie Butler Motor Industry 09 July 2007 11:28 Potential buyers circling Jaguar and Land Rover have until 19 July to table a bid, it was revealed at the weekend. Ford is preparing to sell both luxury car makers together, although it may consider bids to buy them separately. It is thought that the most likely buyers are private equity investors, as several car manufacturers have already publicly declined the offer to buy the historic brands.

Porsche Panamera plug-in hybrid set for 2014

Porsche AG will build a plug-in hybrid version of the Panamera sedan starting in 2014, sources familiar with the situation said last week. The plug-in hybrid likely will come to the United States, but the timing is unclear, a source said. Volkswagen AG, which owns 49.9 percent of Porsche's sports car business, will roll out plug-in hybrid versions of the Audi Q7 crossover and European-sold VW Passat starting in 2014 or 2015, a source said.

Honda New Small Concept

Honda Siel Cars India Ltd. (HSCI), the Japanese automaker's Indian subsidiary, unveiled the New Small Concept at Auto Expo 2010 in New Delhi yesterday. Previewing a new compact vehicle set to make its market debut in 2011 (in India and also in Thailand), the New Small Concept features a number of characteristic Honda design elements seen on the brand's recent production models and concept cars.