Jaguar

automobile

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acquisition by Tata Motors

association with Ford

British Leyland development

  • Mini Cooper S
    In British Leyland Motor Corporation, Ltd.

    The first Jaguar car was produced in 1936 by S.S. Cars Ltd. (founded 1932 in Coventry), which was renamed Jaguar Cars Ltd. in 1945 both to avoid the accidental reminder of the German SS and to highlight the name of the make that had proved to be…

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use of aluminum

  • electron hole: movement
    In materials science: Aluminum

    …in 1992 with a limited-edition Jaguar sports car that was virtually all aluminum, including the engine, adhesively bonded chassis, and skin. Somewhat less expensive and in full production were Honda’s Acura NSX, containing more than 400 kilograms (900 pounds) of aluminum compared with about 70 kilograms for the average automobile,…

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