Key events

Apr 2011

Chery Automotive and Jaguar Land Rover sign a letter of intent to team up in China.

Dec 2011

The two sign a contract to build the joint venture Chery Jaguar Land Rover.

Nov 2012

The joint venture holds a foundation-laying ceremony and releases its logo.

May 2014

CJLR and JLR China announce the establishment of an Integrated Marketing Sales and Service.

Oct 2014

CJLR opens its Changshu plant in Jiangsu province and the first localized Range Rover Evoque rolls off the assembly line.

Feb 2015

CJLR launches its first ever localized model, the Range Rover Evoque.

Oct 2015

CJLR launches its second localized model, the Land Rover Discovery Sport.

Apr 2016

CJLR unveils China's first purpose-built aluminum body shop.

Aug 2016

CJLR launches its first localized Jaguar model, the all-new XFL, which is the third model that the Changshu plant produces.

Feb 2017

The 100,000th vehicle from CJLR, a Jaguar XFL, rolls off the assembly line at the Changshu plant.

July 2017

CJLR unveils its new engine plant, which is the only engine facility that JLR has outside the United Kingdom.

CJLR announces a plan to produce the Jaguar E-PACE SUV, which will be the first Jaguar SUV to be localized in China.

Sep 2017

Localized models at CJLR - the Land Rover Evoque, the Land Rover Discovery Sport and the Jaguar XFL - are relaunched with China-made all-new Ingenium 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine.

Dec 2017

CJLR launches its fourth model, the all-new Jaguar XEL.

(China Daily 01/31/2018 page7)