#jaguar #landrover #jaguarlandrover #march #xfsportbrake #automotive #manufacturing #engineering #ukmfg #news Jaguar Land Rover had its best-ever month in March, selling 17,773 vehicles in the UK. Most of this total came from the 14,268 cars sold by Land Rover— the highest monthly figure in its 65-year history. Sales of the new Range Rover and the Freelander were up 43% and 45% respectively, while the Evoque continued to perform strongly — up 9%.
Meanwhile, Jaguar UK sold 3,505 cars, with the new XF Sportbrake (pictured) accounting for almost 23% of that figure. Sales of the Jaguar XF saloon were consistent with the figure for March 2012. With first deliveries to customers of the new Jaguar F-Type sports car scheduled for late April, the company expects to welcome more customers to the brand in 2013.
JLR UK managing director Jeremy Hicks said: “The strong sales performance in March has been driven by new product, model updates and a strong luxury-sector performance. The demand for the all-new Range Rover has been extremely encouraging, and customers across the country are now receiving their new cars.
“We were fully prepared for the extreme weather conditions, with the Freelander black-and-white special edition selling out very quickly and contributing to the rise in registrations. With the market launches of the all-new Range Rover Sport, Jaguar F-Type and Jaguar XJR still to come in 2013, Jaguar Land Rover UK is in a very strong position.”