Jaguar Land Rover 'gets NDRC's nod' For JV plant with Chery

The biggest foreign players in the mainland's luxury car sector may soon face a new challenge, with Jaguar Land Rover's apparent breakthrough in its plan to make its vehicles locally in the world's largest car market.

Del Sehmar, a spokesman for Tata Motors' Jaguar Land Rover in Mumbai, told Bloomberg yesterday that China's National Development and Reform Commission had verbally approved an application made by the company and Anhui-based Chery Automobile to establish a joint venture and build vehicles in China.

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