JAGUAR LAND ROVER REPORTS CANADIAN SALES FOR JANUARY 2017

1 February 2017

Jaguar Land Rover Canada today reported January 2017 sales

  • Jaguar Land Rover Canada sets new January record with 806 units sold – 22 per cent increase year-over-year
  • Jaguar brand reports a 254 per cent year-over-year increase for January.
  • Land Rover reports second best January ever with 555 sales

(MISSISSAUGA, ON) – February 1, 2017 – Jaguar Land Rover Canada today reported January 2017 sales totalled 806 units, for a 22 per cent year-over-year increase and the best combined January ever.

“Historically the first month of the year is a challenging time in the automotive industry and putting up our best combined January numbers ever is a great way to start 2017”, said Santino Pirillo, Vice-President of Sales, Jaguar Land Rover Canada, ULC. “We set the bar very high for ourselves with an all-time sales record in 2016 and will keep working with our Retail partners to surpass that mark this year.”

CANADIAN BRAND HIGHLIGHTS

Land Rover

This was the second best January ever for Land Rover. Retail sales totalled 555 units for the month. Sales leaders for the month were the Range Rover Sport with 260 units sold, up 18 per cent year-over-year and the Range Rover, which had its best month ever, with 137 units sold, up 20 per cent year-over-year.

The 2017 model year Land Rover line-up features five models: The all-new Discovery full size SUV, the Discovery Sport luxury compact SUV, the Range Rover Evoque luxury SUV, the Range Rover luxury SUV and Range Rover Sport luxury SUV.

Jaguar

For the month of January, Jaguar reports 251 units sold and an increase year over year of 254 per cent. F-PACE sold 159 units in Canada continuing to be the top-selling model in the Jaguar lineup. The  XJ sold  30 units, up 25 per cent year-over-year. This month broke the previous record for January Jaguar sales of 172 set in 2002.

The 2017 model year Jaguar line-up features five models: The Jaguar F-PACE compact luxury SUV, the Jaguar XE compact luxury sedan, the Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, the Jaguar XF sports sedan, and the high performance Jaguar F-TYPE which is available as both a coupe and a convertible.

 

Further information

About Jaguar Land Rover

Jaguar Land Rover is the UK's largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands:  Land Rover, the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles; and Jaguar, one of the world’s premier luxury sports sedan and sports car marques.

The company employs almost 38,000 people globally, with more than 40 in Canada and supports around 275,000 more through our dealerships, suppliers and local businesses. Manufacturing is centred in the UK, with additional plants in China, Brazil and India and Slovakia.

At Jaguar Land Rover we are driven by a desire to create class-leading products that deliver great customer experiences.  The largest investor in R&D in the UK manufacturing sector, we have invested £12 billion (CAD$20.8 billion) in the last five years and in the current year alone will spend over £3 billion (CAD$5.2 billion) on new product creation and capital expenditure. Last year Jaguar Land Rover sold 487,065 vehicles in 160 countries, with more than 80% of our vehicles produced in the UK being sold abroad.