Coventry: British multinational automotive company Jaguar
Land Rover Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Thursday began recalling more than 11,000
vehicles in China due to faulty crankshaft sensors, China’s quality watchdog
said.
The recall affects 6,067 imported Land Rover Discovery 4 SUVs
manufactured between April 2012 and October 2012. Apart from that, 5,214
imported Range Rover models produced between April 2012 and October 2012; and
one New Range Rover car made on May 9, 2012
will be recalled, a statement from General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.
Faulty crankshaft position sensors may cause the engine to
stall when driving. Some of the cars may even fail to start, state-run Xinhua
news agency reported. The firm owned by Tata Motors will check all the affected
vehicles and replace defective parts free of charge.
Jaguar Land Rover has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata
Motors since 2008, when the latter acquired it from Ford. It sold a total of
462,678 vehicles during 2014, comprising 381,108 Land Rover vehicles and 81,570
Jaguar vehicles.
Jaguar Land Rover has its headquarters in Whitley, Coventry,
United Kingdom. It is a subsidiary of Indian automaker Tata motors. It was
founded in 2008. Its principal activity is the design, development, manufacture
and sale of vehicles bearing the Jaguar and Land Rover (including Range Rover)
marques. Cyrus P Mistry serves as the chairman of the company, while Ralf D
Speth serves as the CEO of the company.
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