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Jaguar Land Rover earlier apologised for gearbox
issues via its microblog after being criticised by state
television on Sunday along with peers Volkswagen AG and Nissan
Motor Co.
The automaker is already under the spotlight of Chinese
regulators investigating possible anti-competitive behavior in
the world's largest auto market, where the firm has said slowing
growth is likely to halve its sales expansion rate this year.
On Friday, Jaguar Land Rover said in a statement it is recalling
36,451 Evoques from model years 2014 and 2015 due to
software-related complaints including "poor gear shift quality,
increased transmission noise and the inability to select drive
when the vehicle is restarted under certain conditions."
Jaguar Land Rover said it will upgrade gearbox software free of
charge, and extend the warranty period of affected gearboxes to
7 years after the date of purchase from 3 years, or 240,000 km
rather than 100,000 km, whichever comes first.
On Thursday, China's General Administration of Quality
Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine (AQSIQ) requested the
recall in a statement on its website.
The automaker, owned by India's Tata Motor Ltd, must take
immediate measures to recall and repair defective vehicles and
extend their warranty period, the AQSIQ said.
(Reporting by Brenda Goh; Additional reporting by Norihiko
Shirouzu; Editing by Christopher Cushing)
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