Jaguar Land Rover reports US sales for July 2014.

JAGUAR LAND ROVER REPORTS U.S. SALES FOR JULY 2014

• Jaguar Land Rover North America sales increase 3 percent in July, for its best July sales month result since 2005
• High performance models, Jaguar F-TYPE and Land Rover Range Rover Sport, drive sales growth
• Land Rover brand has its best July sales month since 2005
• Range Rover Sport July sales increase 115 percent
• Jaguar F-TYPE lineup, now featuring Coupe and Convertible models, increase 47 percent for its best month since hitting market

Jaguar Land Rover North America today reported July 2014 U.S. sales: Land Rover sales reached 4,643 units, up 15 percent from 4,050 units in July 2013; Jaguar sales were 1,187 units, down 26 percent from 1,613 units in July 2013. Jaguar Land Rover North America July U.S. sales for both brands hit 5,830 units, a 3 percent increase from 5663 units in July 2013, and are up 11 percent for the year.

"Jaguar Land Rover in the U.S. had its best July since 2005 driven by our highest performance models, the F-TYPE, which had its best month ever, and the increasingly popular Range Rover Sport,” said Joe Eberhardt, President and CEO, Jaguar Land Rover North America.

U.S. BRAND HIGHLIGHTS

Land Rover

The all new Range Rover Sport had its highest July sales in 9 years hitting 1,614 units, up 115 percent from 752 in July, 2013. The new Range Rover Sport has received multiple awards for its breadth of capability including Petersen’s 4-Wheel & Off-Road ‘4x4 of the year’ and Road & Track’s ‘Best Cars’ list in the SUV category. For the year, the all new Range Rover Sport is up 44 percent.

Land Rover's 2014 model year line-up features five models: The 240-hp 2.0 liter powered LR2 and Range Rover Evoque; the LR4 powered by the supercharged 340-hp V6; the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover, both available with the 340-hp V6 and 510-hp supercharged 5.0 liter V8 powertrains. 

Jaguar

For the month of July, the Jaguar F-TYPE lineup had its highest volume month since hitting the market in 2013 with 501 sales, up 47 percent from 341 units in July, 2013. The F-TYPE Coupe was introduced at the Los Angeles International Automobile Show in November and arrived in showrooms this summer.

For the year, the Jaguar brand is up 1 percent.

For MY14 the transformed Jaguar U.S. lineup includes:

• Instinctive All Wheel Drive™ – Available on both the XF and XJ
• Supercharged 340hp V6 engines in the XF and XJ
• Turbocharged 240hp four cylinder engine available in the XF
• Eight Speed ZF Automatic Transmissions on all XF and XJ models
• Auto Engine Stop/Start on select XF and XJ models

The 2014 Jaguar line-up features four models: The Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, powered by a 340-hp supercharged V6 in rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive configuration, a 470-hp supercharged V8 or a 550-hp supercharged V8 in the XJR model. The Jaguar XF sports sedan powered by a 240-hp turbocharged four cylinder, a 340-hp supercharged V6 in rear-wheel or all-wheel-drive configurations, a 470-hp supercharged V8, a 510-hp Supercharged V8 in the XFR, and a 550-hp Supercharged V8 in the XFR-S. 

The XK coupe and convertible grand touring cars are powered by either a 385-hp V8 or a 510-hp supercharged V8 in the XKR. Jaguar also offers its highest performance models ever, the 2014 Jaguar XKR-S coupe and convertible with a 550-hp supercharged V8. The 2014 MY Jaguar F-TYPE convertible comes in three variants, 340-hp F-TYPE, 380-hp F-TYPE S and 495-hp F-TYPE V8 S.