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The Jaguar Type 00 debuted at Paris Fashion week in ‘Ultramarine Blue’, the first time the model has been seen in this colour. Actor Barry Keoghan arrived at the entrance of The Peninsula Paris in the vehicle. Rawdon Glover, MD Jaguar at JLR, said: “Paris is synonymous with art & creativity, two of the key passion points for Jaguar. “This ...

The Jaguar rebranding events last week have certainly succeeded in getting the Jaguar name into many headlines even as they stop production of all models so you can no longer buy a new Jaguar.  There’s been a huge amount of comment, mainly negative, on social media and the general press.  I’m sure that my comments will overlap with many of the views ...

JLR is seeing a surge in demand for plug-in hybrid models, with global retail sales for the first half of the financial year up 29% compared to the prior year. It said more customers were using the technology as a stepping stone towards battery electric vehicles (BEV). In the UK, it has seen a 55% growth in PHEV sales in ...

I had some time off last week in order to complete various bits of work around our house.  I won’t bore you here with all the challenges faced but I was reminded of discussion I had many years ago with Sir John Egan, the former Chief Executive of Jaguar Cars, who then went on to the same position at the ...

JLR is pushing ahead with its programme to train its dealer network to handle its electric vehicles. The company has trained 95%, or 10,000, of its retail partner technicians, to service the next generation luxury electric vehicles. Overall, 20,000 JLR employees and partners have been trained in electrification and digital skills as part of JLR’s Future Skills Programme. Future Skills ...

The March plate-change, the biggest sales month of the year saw the emergence of winners and losers in sales volumes, according to figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders (SMMT). The market saw Chinese brand BYD begin to establish a presence with  759 cars hitting UK roads compared to 34 a year ago. Smart saw a six-fold increase ...

The Jaguar Group of the Year was won by Lloyd Motor Group, which has dealerships across Cumbria, Lancashire, Newcastle upon Tyne, North Yorkshire and Scotland. Lloyd Carlisle won the Jaguar Retailer of the Year. The winners were announced at an event for Jaguar and Land Rover dealers where management outlined the Reimagine Together strategy for the brands, including the decision ...

Dealer group Hatfields is shutting its Sheffield dealership on Sharrow Vale Road. Managing director Gareth Williams told The Star said the closure was due to the site and its make-up was “simply not capable of taking that leap into the future.” It was not a “reflection on the performance or abilities” of staff, he added, and they sold more cars ...

Jaguar Land Rover is running the rule over its dealer network in what is expected to be a radical reshaping of its UK business. Motor Trader was told by a dealer source that dealer numbers could cut from 88 to 18.. The new Jaguar EV range of the future will have a price  range starting at £100,000 and running to ...

Cambria boss Mark Lavery said he was delighted with the planning approval gained to  expand its Grange business in Brentwood, Essex. Cambria Automobiles’ subsidiary Grange Cars has been given permission to develop a new dealership in Brentwood. Grange Motors is relocating its existing Aston Martin and Jaguar dealerships in London Road to a new site close by, which will also ...