Who Makes Jaguar Cars?

by George Kennedy

Jaguar is a British luxury brand with vehicles defined by performance, technology, and eye-catching designs. Jaguar is part of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which is part of Tata Motors, an Indian company.

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Who Makes Jaguar Cars?

Jaguar was originally founded in 1935, making luxury cars and eventually sports cars and race cars. Jaguar was acquired by Ford in 1989, eventually being folded in with Land Rover, Aston Martin, and Volvo in 1999 as Ford’s Premier Automotive Group. These brands were sold off through the 2000s, including Jaguar and Rover, which were sold to Tata in 2008. Tata is a multinational conglomerate that owns airlines, hotels, Tetley Tea, and Tata Motors, which makes value-oriented vehicles.

What Sort of Vehicles Does Jaguar Make?

The Jaguar offers a small but diverse lineup, including the F-Type sports car, XF sedan, and I-Pace electric crossover. The core of its lineup of late has been the E-Pace and F-Pace SUVs. Going forward, Jaguar is substantially transforming its lineup, leaning into electric vehicles. Jaguar plans on discontinuing all but the F-Pace in 2025 as it makes this transition.

What Are The Best Jaguar Cars?

From open-wheel racecars to specialty off-road vehicles, George Kennedy has driven it all. A career automotive journalist, George has been a contributor, editor, and/or producer at some of the most respected publications and outlets, including Consumer Reports, the Boston Globe, Boston Magazine, Autoblog.com, Hemmings Classic Wheels, BoldRide.com, the Providence Journal, and WheelsTV.

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