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...

Future Jaguar F-Type
Ratan Tata, the soft-spoken urbane boss of the Indian giant conglomerate that has acquired Jaguar and Land Rover for $2.3 billion, was understandably very coy about his plans for the two iconic British brands at the Geneva show, as the deal still had to be confirmed. That was finally done in late March — so what does the future hold for one of Britain's premier marques? One new car that seems a betting certainty is a successor to the fabled E-Type, to be dubbed the F-Type. In 2000 Jaguar unveiled an...

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...

Is Jaguar’s XF good enough to compete with the best???
Jaguar has a lot riding on the success of its newest midsize luxury sedan the XF.  Initial press has been pretty generous to the newest cat, but the question remains, is it enough to run with, and ultimately beat the best of the class?  In a culture that yearns to have something newer and better than everyone else, the Jaguar certainly has a lot of style and charm going for it.  A comprehensive standard equipment list, and aggressive styling combine in a package that while not for...

Video: 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged
We’ve started seeing the 2009 Jaguar XF on the roads and we can say without a doubt that it is definitely a head-turner. InsideLine recently got behind the $62,975 Jaguar XF Supercharged and here is there video review of the fastest kitty in the XF lineup.Powered by a supercharged 4.2 liter V8 engine the 2009 Jaguar XF Supercharged produces 420-hp with a peak torque of 408 lb-ft. Jaguar says that 0-60 comes in 5.1 seconds, however InsideLine managed to do it in 5.5 seconds 5.0 with 1 foot of rollout...

Update: EU clears Tata purchase of Jaguar, Land Rover
Updated: The European Union has followed the lead of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and approved the $2.3 billion sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata. There were no content of the sale from competitors and customers and the decision was made under a ‘simplified procedure’, which guarantees approval. Original: One of the final hurdles for the completion of Ford’s sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors was cleared today as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC issued a...

Update: EU clears Tata purchase of Jaguar, Land Rover
Updated: The European Union has followed the lead of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and approved the $2.3 billion sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to India’s Tata. There were no content of the sale from competitors and customers and the decision was made under a ‘simplified procedure’, which guarantees approval. Original: One of the final hurdles for the completion of Ford’s sale of Jaguar and Land Rover to Tata Motors was cleared today as the U.S. Federal Trade Commission FTC issued a...

The New Jaguar XF Is The Least Jaguar-ish Car Ever- Is That A Good Or A Bad Thing?
I've seen the new XF a number of times at the auto shows and now cruising the streets of SoCal and the one thing that keeps going round and round in my mind is that it really ISN'T a Jaguar anymore.My best description is that it looks like a Lexus GS re-designed by the English with a Lincoln/Mercury interior all the silver buttons/switchgear that make it look like a cheap Technics stereo component.It DRIVES better than virtually every Jag EVER made but to us it's lost its soul.But the REAL question is...

Jaguar, Land Rover CEO dies
DETROIT -- Jaguar and Land Rover's Chief Executive Geoff Polites, who is credited with steering the storied British luxury brands through the sale process to India's Tata Motors Ltd., has died. He was 60. Mr. Polites died Sunday in his home country of Australia after battling serious illness for two years, Ford Motor Co. said. Further details weren't released. Ford credits Mr. Polites with leading the team that returned the overall Jaguar and Land Rover business back to profitability. Ford said Sunday...

REVIEW: USA Today Loves The New Jaguar XF-Accounts For 2/3 Of Total Sales In Feb.
It went on sale March 10 and corralled 1,161 buyers for the month, according to Autodata — two-thirds of Jaguar's total sales and about 100 more than all models combined in February. Last year, Jag averaged 1,307 sales per month in the USA.[source]