Wednesday, August 14, 2013

Jaguar Land Rover sells 31,611 vehicles in July 2013 up 21 percent

The British marquee auto maker Jaguar Land Rover, leading manufacturer of premium cars in the UK and part of the Tata Group has sold 31,611 vehicles in July 2013, its best ever July performance, registering an increase of 21 percent in contrast with the year ago period.


According to a company statement, during the first seven months of the year, JLR sold 241,801 cars, up 15 percent. July sales were strong for Jaguar Land Rover in Asia Pacific, which showed an upward tick of 43 percent, the China Region, also showing an upward spiral of 36 percent, while North America posting a surge of 31 percent, the UK up eight percent and other overseas markets up 29 percent.

Europe sales

Sales in Europe were flat. For the first seven months of the year sales were up in all major regions with Asia Pacific up 29 percent, the China Region up 18 percent, North America and the UK both up 15 percent Europe up five percent and other overseas markets up 20 percent.


Commenting on the July performance Phil Popham, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director said: “This has been another record month for Jaguar Land Rover driven by particularly strong performances in the US, China and Asia Pacific. Jaguar has delivered a very strong performance with solid growth in China and North America thanks to the refreshed XJ and XF models. Land Rover has again seen record sales this month with continued strong global demand for the new and refreshed model line-up".
Jaguar
In July, Jaguar sold 6,157 vehicles up 65 percent reflecting continued strong demand for all XF derivatives and the introduction of the F-TYPE. XJ also performed well in the month up 52 percent following a solid performance in both the US and China. Jaguar demonstrated growth in all of the major regions: the China Region up 221 percent, North America up 63 percent, Asia Pacific up 32 percent, the UK up 31 percent, Europe up 28 percent and other overseas markets up 64 percent. Calendar year to date, Jaguar sold 43,793 vehicles up 33 percent with increases in each major region: 98 percent in the China Region, 28 percent in North America, 23 percent in the UK, 22 percent in Asia Pacific, 15 percent in Europe and 25 percent in other overseas markets.

Land Rover
Land Rover set a new July sales record retailing 25,454 vehicles, up 14 percent. Solid performances were seen across the new and refreshed line up with a particularly strong month from Discovery 4 up 37 percent. Positive performances were recorded in: Asia Pacific up 46 percent, North American up 21 percent, the China Region up 20 percent and the UK up three percent. Sales in Europe were down by 5% due to Range Rover Sport run out.

Calendar year to date, Land Rover sold 198,008 vehicles up eleven percent with a strong performance from Freelander up 27 percent and all-new Range Rover retailing 25,863 units. Positive growth was seen in all major regions: Asia Pacific up 30 percent, the UK up 13 percent, North America up eleven percent, the China Region up eight percent, Europe up four percent and other overseas markets up 20 percent.



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