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Jaguar Land Rover have announced that their CEO David Smith will leave the company.
The managing director of JLR, Ravi Kant will assume Smith’s responsibilities until a successor is announced.
David Smith was appointed JLR CEO by Tata Motors when it acquired the British brands in the year 2008 from Ford Motor Company.
source: autonews
“The company would like to thank David for his efforts in the role and for his service to Jaguar and Land Rover over many years,” said the company in a statement.
The company refused to comment on the reason behind him quitting the company and said the details about his departure were “confidential between the company and Mr Smith”.
Press reports in UK & Germany last month said Carl-Peter Forster who quit as head of General Motors Europe last November, will take a senior position at JLR.
Finacial Times has reported that Tata Motors want Forster to help JLR’s plan to switch its product portfolio to low emission vehicles.
The German weekly magazine Focus also said that Forster will join Tata but would lead the introduction of the Nano in Europe in 2011.
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