After two year slump, Jaguar posts sales increase
Sales of the attractive and modern XF sedan along with new confidence in the brand’s future are the driving forces behind Jaguar’s first sales rise since July 2006 as Jaguar and sister company Land Rover change hands to new owner Tata Motors. The company sees a strong year of continued sales on the strength of pre-orders and the promise of new models and a clear direction. The sales gain was particularly strong in Europe, where Jaguar gained 70% over April 2007, up to 4,047 from 2,386...

Arden’s Jaguar AJ21 - what the XF should have been?
Jaguar tuning specialist Arden wasn’t the first to reveal a modified version of the new XF - that title goes to California dealer Galpin and its garish two-tone model - but if this teaser is anything to go by the German tuner’s new kit for the svelte sedan is shaping up to be one of the hottest aftermarket packs we’ve seen in a long time. Set for sale this June, the new pack transforms the XF into something that looks a lot more like the original concept car thanks to an aggressively styled front...

Arden’s Jaguar AJ21 - what the XF should have been?
Jaguar tuning specialist Arden wasn’t the first to reveal a modified version of the new XF - that title goes to California dealer Galpin and its garish two-tone model - but if this teaser is anything to go by the German tuner’s new kit for the svelte sedan is shaping up to be one of the hottest aftermarket packs we’ve seen in a long time. Set for sale this June, the new pack transforms the XF into something that looks a lot more like the original concept car thanks to an aggressively styled front...

Blast from the past: 1992 Jaguar XJ220
It’s hard to imagine but not that long ago Jaguar laid claim to building the world’s fastest production car with its XJ220 supercar, which during the early 1990s was speed king until it was knocked off its throne by the McLaren F1. The car featured a turbocharged mid-mounted V6 developing 549hp 409kW and was capable of reaching a top speed of 217mph 350km/h. The idea of first building the car arose after a team of Jaguar enthusiasts envisaged developing a new supercar that could beat the Ferraris...

Jaguar and Land Rover pose a number of problems for Tata
While Jaguar and Land Rover will be getting a much-needed resuscitation from Tata and its deep pockets, stricter emissions and fuel-economy regulations set to roll in over the next decade as well as continual reliability and quality issues are likely to prove to be problematic for the new Indian parent. Land Rover doesn’t have a single model that comes near the EU’s proposed 120g/km CO2 fleet average emissions rating, let alone an entire fleet averaging this, while Jaguar’s emissions levels...

Jaguar and Land Rover profitable in 2007 says Tata
Ford never released financial data for individual carmakers within its Premier Auto Group so apart from a few masked reports here and there we were never able to get proper insight into the financial performance of brands like Jaguar and Land Rover. With India’s Tata finally taking over the two carmakers last week, new details have emerged about their true financial performance over the past 12 months. According to Tata Managing Director Ravi Kant, the combined businesses of Jaguar and Land Rover made...

Jaguar sales expected to double with Tata help
Jaguar finally changed hands this week with Indian carmaker Tata paying $2.3 billion for both the luxury brand and Land Rover. Although this seems like good value for Tata, Jaguar’s performance of late has been dire. The carmaker sold less than 54,000 units in all of 2007, down from about 70,000 units just one year prior but, with the financial backing of Tata and the hands-of-approach to management Indian execs have in store, sales could potentially double within the next couple of years. A reporty...

Jaguar sales expected to double with Tata help
Jaguar finally changed hands this week with Indian carmaker Tata paying $2.3 billion for both the luxury brand and Land Rover. Although this seems like good value for Tata, Jaguar’s performance of late has been dire. The carmaker sold less than 54,000 units in all of 2007, down from about 70,000 units just one year prior but, with the financial backing of Tata and the hands-of-approach to management Indian execs have in store, sales could potentially double within the next couple of years. A reporty...

Preview: Jaguar XF wagon
Dealerships around the world have been taking pre-orders of the model many hope will revive Jaguar’s ailing sales and reputation but the hotly anticipated car, the all-new 2009 XF, is proving so popular that demand for the car has been outstripping supply and causing delivery delays. With such high levels of interest Jaguar is seriously considering adding other variations of the XF to its lineup including a possible coupe, convertible and estate wagon. Not that long ago the idea of Jaguar developing...

UK Govt. helps fund Jaguar and Land Rover hybrid tech
The UK government has offered Jaguar-Land Rover funding in order to speed up the development of emissions reducing technologies. The funding comes from the Technology Strategy Board, which is spending around £23 million $45 million on 16 various low carbon projects ranging across a field of industries and represents a little under half of the projects’ total worth. Jaguar and Land Rover are involved in several of these projects, including development of an electric-diesel hybrid suitable for a...