26/06/2008 01:52. The campaign that could be summed up as 'be British, drive British' follows Tata Motors' acquisition of Jaguar and Land Rover in April and its plans to inject about 700 million pounds ($1.4 billion) for research and development.

The British government, in order to honour its international agreements to cut carbon emission, follows a policy of favouring Toyota Prius and Hondo Civic Hybrid for its fleet of cars.

But cross-party group of MPs led by Sion Simon from the region around the city of Birmingham - home to Jaguar factories - say the government has a duty to buy Jaguars, which they say are environmentally friendly despite their luxury status.

They favour the Jaguar XJ 2.7 diesel, which recently won the title of Britain's greenest luxury car in the 2008 Car Buyers' Guide... // Auto Insight

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First News Article: BirminghamMail.net, 23/06/2008 19:23