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Ricardo Selected as Strategic
Supplier to Jaguar Land Rover
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. -
Ricardo has been selected by Jaguar Land Rover as one of its key
strategic suppliers, as the U.K.'s premium automaker embarks
upon ambitious plans to develop new models and drive volume
growth.
In November 2010, Jaguar Land
Rover declared that it was investing heavily in a future that
will see significant growth thanks to expansion of its
strongest-ever vehicle line up, the creation of thousands of new
jobs and investment in infrastructure, research and development,
and advanced technologies. Such plans will require an intensive
period of product development activity within a challenging time
frame and it is because of these parameters that Jaguar Land
Rover has drafted in Ricardo.
This latest development continues
a longstanding, and well-established relationship between
Ricardo and Jaguar Land Rover. The two firms have an established
framework for mutual cooperation on product development in a
manner which delivers best value to Jaguar Land Rover within
common processes of budget definition, program management and
execution which enable selected programs to be delivered to
market as quickly as possible.
The support provided by Ricardo
will be broad-ranging, assisting Jaguar Land Rover across the
company's product design and development organization. This
strategic framework of collaboration has already seen Ricardo
provide its expertise on the integration of engines, advanced
driveline and chassis systems.
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