JAGUAR LAND ROVER REPORTS U.S. SALES FOR JANUARY 2015
Jaguar Land
Rover U.S. January sales increase 9 percent for best January since 2004
Land Rover up 13
percent to set new U.S. January sales record
Three Land Rover
models: Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover each have
best ever U.S. January sales
Jaguar F-TYPE
delivers 70 percent increase with coupe and convertible lineup.
(MAHWAH,
NJ) – February 3, 2015 – Jaguar
Land Rover North America today reported January 2015 U.S. sales: Land Rover
sales reached 5,281 units up 13 percent from 4,674 units
in January 2014; Jaguar sales were 1,266 units, down
6 percent from 1,347 units in January 2014. Jaguar Land Rover North America January
U.S. sales for both brands hit 6,547 units, a 9 percent
increase from 6,021 units in January 2014.
For the full year
2014, Jaguar Land Rover U.S. sales were up with 67,238 units sold in 2014
compared to 66,962 in 2013. For the full year 2014 the Land Rover brand
established an all-time annual high for U.S. sales of 51,465.
“We are
pleased to start 2015 with continued growth in so many of our models from
Jaguar F-TYPE to Range Rover Evoque,” said Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO of
Jaguar Land Rover North America. “For the Land Rover brand, we continued our
record setting sales pace from 2014 to have our best January U.S. sales month
ever.”
U.S. BRAND HIGHLIGHTS
Land Rover
Land Rover established
a new January U.S. sales record with 5,281 units sold. Three Land Rover models: Range Rover Evoque,
Range Rover Sport and Range Rover each had best ever U.S. January sales
The Range
Rover Evoque hit 1,403 units in January, increasing 60 percent from 879 units
in January, 2014. The Range Rover Sport hit 1,752 units in January, increasing
9 percent from 1,612 units in January, 2014. The Range Rover hit 1,481 units in
January, increasing 21 percent from 1,221 units in January, 2014.
For the full
year 2014, Land Rover brand U.S. sales reached a new all-time high of 51,465
units. Full year sales were led by the brand volume leader Range Rover Sport
with 17,897 sales up 12 percent; Range Rover with 12,830 sales up 5 percent and
Range Rover Evoque with 12,440 sales up 9 percent.
Land Rover’s 2015 model year line-up features five models:
The 240-hp turbocharged 2.0 liter LR2, Range Rover Evoque; the LR4 powered by a
340-hp supercharged 3.0 liter V6 engine; the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover,
available with either a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 liter V6 or 510-hp supercharged
5.0 liter V8 powertrain. In Spring, 2015, the brand adds the 2015 MY Land Rover
Discovery Sport.
Jaguar
For the month
of January, Jaguar decreased 6 percent to 1,266 from 1,347 units in January
2014 on slower sales of its sedan models. The Jaguar F-TYPE continues to grow
with an increase of 70 percent to 301 units from 118 in January 2014. In 2015,
the 16 MY Jaguar F-TYPE will newly be available with options of all-wheel drive
and a manual transmission.
The 2015 Jaguar line-up features four models:
The Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, powered by a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 liter V6 in
rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive configuration, a 470-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8
or a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in the XJR model. The Jaguar XF
sports sedan powered by a 240-hp turbocharged four cylinder engine, a 340-hp
supercharged 3.0 liter V6 in rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive configurations, a
470-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8, a 510-hp Supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in the
XFR, and a 550-hp Supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in the XFR-S. The XK coupe and
convertible grand touring models are powered by either a 385-hp 5.0 liter V8 or
a 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in the XKR. Jaguar also offers
the Jaguar XKR-S coupe and convertible with a 550-hp supercharged 5.0
liter V8. Joining the 2015 F-TYPE line-up is the new F-TYPE Coupe powered
by either a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 liter V6, a 380-hp supercharged 3.0 liter
V6 in the F-TYPE S Coupe, or a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in the F-TYPE R
Coupe. The F-TYPE convertible will remain available with three engine
variants, a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 liter V6, a 380-hp supercharged 3.0
liter V6 in the F-TYPE S convertible, or a 495-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 in
the F-TYPE V8 S convertible model.
In 2016 the Jaguar lineup in the U.S. will
expand with the addition of the Jaguar XE compact sports sedan and the Jaguar
F-PACE performance crossover.
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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 30,000 people and
sells vehicles in 170 countries around the world
• Jaguar Land Rover has two state of the art
engineering and design facilities and four advanced manufacturing plants in the
UK
• Headquartered in Mahwah, New Jersey in the
United States, Jaguar Land Rover North America, LLC has offices across the USA
• Jaguar Land Rover is represented by more
than 330 independently operated retail outlets in the USA