CANADA SALES JULY - JAGUAR LAND ROVER - Jag are down again, LR saves the day for a small growth.

• Jaguar Land Rover Canada reports best July ever
• Land Rover LR4 sales increased 200% year-over-year
• Range Rover Evoque sales up 22% year-over-year
• Third best Jaguar F-TYPE sales month ever

Jaguar Land Rover Canada today reported July 2015 sales totaled 674 units, for a four per cent year-over-year increase and the best July ever.

"As more and more luxury automobile customers embrace Jaguar Land Rover products, sales continue to grow month after month, and July was no different," said Lindsay Duffield, President, Jaguar Land Rover Canada. "Land Rover LR4, Range Rover Evoque and Jaguar F-TYPE sales were particularly notable."

CANADIAN BRAND HIGHLIGHTS

Land Rover

This month was the best July ever for Land Rover sales with a total of 570 units and a seven per cent increase compared with the same period last year.  Sales leaders for the month were the Land Rover LR4 with 74 sales - an increase of 200 per cent over the same period last year, followed by the Range Rover Evoque with 191 units sold and a 22 per cent year-over-year increase.

Land Rover's 2015 model year line-up features five new models: The 240-hp turbocharged 2.0 litre Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque; the LR4, powered by a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 litre 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 and the 550-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 Range Rover Sport SVR.

For 2016 model year, Land Rover introduces the Td6 Diesel HSE to the Range Rover SWB and Range Rover Sport.  The 3.0 litre turbocharged V6 diesel engine delivers effortless performance thanks to its 254-hp engine, while delivering exceptional fuel economy. 

Jaguar

For the month of July, Jaguar sales reached 104 units, down 11 per cent from the same period last year.  The Jaguar F-TYPE achieved the third best sales month ever, with 60 sales and a 71 per cent increase year-over-year.

The 2015 model year Jaguar line-up features four models: The Jaguar XJ luxury sedan, powered by a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 litre V6 in all-wheel-drive, a 470-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 or a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 litre 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 litre V6 in all-wheel-drive, a 510-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 in the XFR, and a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 in the XFR-S. 

The F-TYPE Coupe is powered by a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 litre V6, a 380-hp supercharged 3.0 litre V6, or a 550-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 in the F-TYPE R Coupe.  The F-TYPE convertible is available with three engine variants: a 340-hp supercharged 3.0 litre V6, and a 380-hp supercharged 3.0 litre V6 or 495-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 in the F-TYPE S convertible.

New for the 2016 model year F-TYPE convertible is available with 550-hp supercharged 5.0 litre V8 in the F-TYPE V8 R.  With the 2016 model year Jaguar F-TYPE, Instinctive All Wheel Drive and manual transmission options are also available.

Earlier this year, Jaguar Land Rover introduced the second generation, new-from-the-ground-up 2016 model year Jaguar XF sedan.  Based on Jaguar's new aluminum-intensive architecture, the new XF will arrive in Canada in December 2015.  In 2016, the Jaguar lineup will expand with the addition of the Jaguar XE compact sports sedan and the F-PACE performance crossover.