EUROPEAN SALES HELP JAGUAR LAND ROVER ACHIEVE STRONG GLOBAL RESULTS IN OCTOBER

7 November 2016

Strong sales across Europe helped Jaguar Land Rover achieve its strongest global October sales to date, selling 46,325 vehicles, up 11% year on year.

  • Jaguar Land Rover sales up 11% in October
  • Sales in Europe up 33%
  • Calendar year to date Jaguar sells 117,768 vehicles, up 74%
  • Calendar year to date Land Rover sells 362,581 vehicles, up 12%

 

October

% increase YOY

Jan – October

% increase YOY

15/16 Financial Year

% increase YOY

Jaguar Land Rover

46,325

11%

480,349

23%

521,571

13%

Jaguar

14,402

93%

117,768

74%

94,449

23%

Land Rover

31,923

(6%)

362,581

12%

427,122

11%

 

Whitley, UK: Strong sales across Europe helped Jaguar Land Rover achieve its strongest global October sales to date, selling 46,325 vehicles, up 11% year on year. The month’s performance was driven by improved sales of the Land Rover Discovery Sport, the Range Rover Evoque and the Jaguar F-PACE. Jaguar Land Rover sold 480,349 vehicles in the first ten months of 2016, up 23% on the same period in the prior year.

Jaguar Land Rover delivered solid retail sales growth across all key regions year on year: Europe up 33%, China up 29%, North America up 25%, UK up 22% and other overseas markets up 4%.

With our most engaging product line up to date we are continuing to see positive sales momentum. Impressive performances across Europe and China have boosted our year-to-date sales to over 480,000 vehicles.

Andy Goss
Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director

Jaguar recorded its best ever October, delivering 14,402 vehicles, up 92% on the previous year, reflecting continued success of the F-PACE. Calendar year-to-date sales for Jaguar were 117,768, up 74% year-on-year. 

Land Rover sold 31,923 vehicles in October. The best-seller for the month was the Discovery Sport, retailing 9,605 vehicles. Calendar year-to-date sales for Land Rover reached 362,581 vehicles, 12% up on the prior year.

Further information

Kelly Mundee
M: +44 (0) 7880 182287
E: kmundee@jaguarlandrover.com

www.newsroom.jaguarlandrover.com

Notes to Editors

·         Jaguar Land Rover is the largest automotive manufacturer in Britain;

·         Over the past five years, Jaguar Land Rover has doubled sales and employment, more than tripled turnover and invested over £12 billion in new product creation and capital expenditure;

·         With a balanced regional distribution of sales, in 2015, Jaguar Land Rover sold 487,065, up 5% year-on-year. Of that, Jaguar sold 83,986 vehicles and Land Rover sold 403,079 vehicles;

·         Jaguar Land Rover will invest over £3 billion in its products and facilities in Fiscal 2015 /16;

·         Jaguar Land Rover is one of the UK's largest exporters and generates over 80% of its revenue from exports.