e sold in China in the first half of 2012, doubling that of the same period last year.In 2008, Ford sold JLR for $2.3 billion to India???s Tata Motors, which has been focusing on emerging markets such as Russia and China.Boosted by strong demand from the Chinese market, JLR recorded pre-tax profits of 1.51 billion pounds ($2.36 billion) in the 2011 fiscal year, up 34 percent from a year earlier.