July 2013: Jaguar Land Rover North America

[William Maley]

JAGUAR LAND ROVER REPORTS U.S. SALES FOR JULY 2013

• Jaguar Land Rover North America achieves highest July sales since 2005 with 31 percent increase driven by big increases in both brands
• Jaguar U.S. boasts July sales increase of 60 percent with strong performance on all models: XK, XJ, XF and F-TYPE
• Land Rover U.S. sales increase 22 percent driven by extremely strong results for both Range Rover and Range Rover Evoque
• Range Rover sales up 111 percent from July 2012 to become JLRNA’s growth and volume leader for month

(MAHWAH, NJ) – August 1, 2013 – Jaguar Land Rover North America today reported July 2013 U.S. sales: Jaguar sales were 1,613 units, 60 percent up from 1,011 units in July 2012; Land Rover sales were 4,050 units, 22 percent up from 3,320 units in July 2012. Jaguar Land Rover North America July U.S. sales for both brands hit 5,663 units, a 31 percent increase from 4,331 in July 2012.

Year to date through July, Jaguar Land Rover North America is up 15 percent, with Jaguar up 25 percent and Land Rover up 11 percent.

"Jaguar Land Rover has hit its stride in the United States with new products driving increases across both brands and multiple models,” said Andy Goss, President, Jaguar Land Rover North America. “It is an incredibly exciting time for Jaguar and Land Rover retailers and customers with models like All Wheel Drive Jaguar XJ and Range Rover Evoque building on the momentum of Range Rover and F-TYPE, while we prepare to launch an all new Range Rover Sport this month.”

The all-new Range Rover Sport is arriving in showrooms in August and Jaguar will continue to expand its product offering with the XJR and XFR-S.

U.S. BRAND HIGHLIGHTS

Land Rover
The all-new Range Rover had a very strong sales month increasing 111 percent, to 1,420 sales from 672, to be JLRNA’s U.S. monthly volume and growth leader. For the year through July, Range Rover deliveries are up 39 percent. In the 2013 J.D. Power 2013 U.S. APEAL Study, the Range Rover was the industry’s highest scoring model.

Range Rover Evoque continues to grow, with an increase of 53 percent to 953 units from 621 units in July, 2012. Range Rover Sport is down 38 percent for the month of July in preparation for the all new Range Rover Sport going on sale in August.

Land Rover's 2013 model year line-up features five models: The 240-hp 2.0 liter powered LR2 and Range Rover Evoque; the LR4 powered by the 375-hp 5.0 liter V8; the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover, both available with the Naturally-aspirated 375-hp V8 and 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains. For MY14 both the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport will come equipped with a choice of supercharged 340-hp 3.0 liter V6 or 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains.

Jaguar
For the month of July, the Jaguar XJ was the Jaguar growth leader with 570 units sold, up 35 percent from 421 sales in July 2012. The Jaguar XF was the Jaguar volume leader for July with 589 sales, up 21 percent from 485 units in July 2012. All Wheel Drive models are approximately 40 percent of Jaguar sedan sales for the month.

In its second month of retail, the exciting new Jaguar F-TYPE two seat convertible sports car adds sales of 341 units.

Year to date, Jaguar sales are 9,411, up 25 percent from 7,517 sales, with both XJ and XF sales increasing on the appeal of new powertrains and All Wheel Drive.

At the 2013 New York International Auto Show, Jaguar debuted two new models, the 550-hp Jaguar XJR and Jaguar XKR-S GT, expanding its R performance lineup to six models.

For MY13 the transformed Jaguar U.S. lineup includes:

• Instinctive All Wheel Drive™ – Available on both the XF and XJ
• Supercharged 340hp V6 engines in the XF and XJ
• Turbocharged 240hp four cylinder engine available in the XF
• Eight Speed ZF® Automatic Transmissions on all XF and XJ models
• Auto Engine Stop/Start on select XF and XJ models

Jaguar's 2013 model year line-up features four models: The Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, powered by either the supercharged 3.0 liter V6 in rear wheel or all wheel drive configuration, naturally-aspirated 385-hp 5.0 liter V8, the 470-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 or the 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8; the Jaguar XF sports sedan powered by the 240-hp 2.0 liter turbocharged four cylinder, supercharged 340-hp 3.0 liter V6 in rear wheel or all wheel drive configuration, the naturally-aspirated 385-hp 5.0 liter V8, the 470-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 or, in the XFR, the 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains; and the XK coupe and convertible sports cars powered by either the naturally-aspirated 385-hp V8, or for the XKR, the 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains. Jaguar also offers its highest performance models ever, the 2013 Jaguar XKR-S coupe and convertible with a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrain. The 2014 MY Jaguar F-TYPE convertible comes in three variants, 340-hp F-TYPE, 380-hp F-TYPE S and 495-hp F-TYPE V8 S.