- Jaguar Land Rover awarded 2014 Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, for "outstanding overseas sales growth over the last three years"
- In 2013, Jaguar Land Rover sold 425,006 vehicles, in more than 170 countries; 80% of all vehicles produced in UK are exported
- Award conferred on April 21, 2014; official presentation July 2014
(MAHWAH, NJ) ‑ April 21, 2014 ‑ Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium vehicles, has achieved a prestigious 2014 Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, reflecting sustained sales success driven by global exports to over 170 countries.
The award is conferred today, on Her Majesty The Queen's birthday, citing Jaguar Land Rover's "outstanding overseas sales growth over the last three years."
It is one of the most important awards for British businesses. The official award notification to Jaguar Land Rover reads, "Her Majesty The Queen has been graciously pleased to approve the Prime Minister's recommendation that your business should receive a Queen's Award for Enterprise in International Trade, this year."
Exports account for 80% of all vehicles Jaguar Land Rover produces at its three UK manufacturing plants. In 2013, the company sold 425,006 vehicles, up 19% on the previous year. Jaguar Land Rover's largest export regions are mainland Europe, North America and China, together accounting for 60% of all export sales.
In addition, the company's share of vehicle sales in regions beyond its traditional major markets in the UK, US and Europe has increased from below 15% in 2008 to more than 40% now, as it has focused on driving a balanced global sales presence.
Dr. Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover CEO, said of the Queen's
Award, "We are delighted and honored to receive this recognition of
Jaguar Land Rover's contribution to British enterprise. Our
success is thanks to our dedicated and passionate employees who
create exciting vehicles that are in high demand with customers
around the world."
"The more that we build our business, the more opportunity we can
create to improve the lives of many families, by recruiting and
training more people, investing in facilities and communities, and
strengthening the overall growth of the UK economy. This
Queen's Award is the perfect complement to us being named
Responsible Business of the Year 2013, in recognizing our success
internationally as well as the many positive ways we contribute to
society."
Jaguar Land Rover vehicles are all engineered and designed in Britain, with two research and development centers, in addition to its three production facilities. The company now employs almost 28,000 people directly in the UK, rising to almost 30,000 globally, with a further 190,000 UK jobs supported in dealerships, suppliers and local businesses.
Later this year, Jaguar Land Rover will open its first all‑new engine manufacturing facility ‑ located near Wolverhampton, UK ‑ to produce a new family of advanced, aluminium engines, called "Ingenium," that will power future Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles. The center, which was visited in February by Prime Minister David Cameron, is the product of a $690m investment by the company and will create almost 1,400 new UK jobs. It will also create a further 3,500 highly skilled jobs in the supply chain and the wider UK economy.
Jaguar Land Rover is investing a further $2 billion to introduce an all‑new, technically‑advanced aluminium vehicle architecture in forthcoming models, beginning with the new Jaguar XE premium sedan to be manufactured from 2015 at the company's Solihull facility, creating 1,700 new jobs.
This is the third time that the company has been recognized in the annual Queen's Awards, with Land Rover receiving awards in both 2001 and 2008.
In total, Jaguar Land Rover received over 200 international awards during 2013, for its products, its people and its business practices. It is also the only automotive company to hold all three Royal Warrants, as a supplier of goods and services to the households of HM The Queen, HRH the Duke of Edinburgh and HRH the Prince of Wales.
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About Jaguar Land Rover
• The United States is one of the leading global markets for both Jaguar and Land Rover
• Jaguar Land Rover employs 25 000 people and sells vehicles in 170 countries around the world
• Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art engineering and design facilities and three advanced manufacturing plants in the UK
• In the 2012/13 fiscal year, Jaguar Land Rover has reported revenues of $23.8 billion, up 17% year on year ($20.4 billion last year)
• Jaguar Land Rover has test facilities across the USA in the following states: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington D.C.
• Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the United States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA and Canada. Jaguar Land Rover has offices in the following locations: California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Minnesota, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and Washington D.C.
• Jaguar Land Rover is represented by more than 330 independently operated retail outletsin the USA