jaguar up in February and Land ROver again, Down, seems like the F-Pace is taking sales from Land Rover.

	Feb	% increase YOY	Jan – Feb	% increase YOY
Jaguar Land Rover	40,978	9%	88,671	6%
Jaguar	12,203	81%	26,152	78%
Land Rover	28,775	(6%)	62,519	(9%)

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles today reported its best ever February retail sales of 40,978 vehicles, up 9% on February 2016, thanks to strong sales performances in China and North America. 

The company sold 88,671 vehicles in the first two months of 2016, 6% up on the same period in the prior year.

Retail sales for the month of February were up year-on-year across many key regions: 40% in China, 16% in North America and 14% in the UK. Europe and other Overseas markets were down 2% and 7% respectively year-on-year.

Commenting on the performance, Andy Goss, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director said:  “I am delighted to see another historic month of sales, thanks in large part to impressive performances in China and North America as well as continued customer demand for the Jaguar F-PACE and Discovery Sport.

“The all-new Land Rover Discovery went on sale in February and the already strong demand makes us optimistic that it will more than outweigh sales of the previous model.”

Jaguar had its best February performance, delivering 12,203 vehicles, up 81% on the previous year, due to continued solid sales of the XE (3,309 vehicles) and the all-new F-PACE (5,323 vehicles). China recorded outstanding year-on-year growth of 118%.

Land Rover retailed 28,775 vehicles in the month, down 6% year-on-year. Best-sellers for the month were the Discovery Sport, retailing 8,357 vehicles, the Range Rover Evoque, retailing 7,806 vehicles and the Range Rover, with retails of 4,790 in the month. Sales have now begun for the all-new Discovery and this month Land Rover launched a new addition to the Range Rover family, the Velar.

WORLDWIDE SALES - Jaguar Land Rover continue to push ahead with sales in September up 28% worldwide.

• Jaguar Land Rover achieves strong September sales retailing 61,047, up 28%
• Calendar year to date Jaguar sells 103,366 vehicles, up 72%
• Calendar year to date Land Rover sells 330,659 vehicles, up 14%
• China sales up by 50% as XFL hits showrooms
• World-record-setting launch for the new Discovery

Strong sales in China, boosted by the launch of the locally-built Jaguar XFL, helped Jaguar Land Rover achieve its strongest global September sales to date, selling 61,047 vehicles, up 28% compared to 2015. 

The month’s performance was driven by improved sales of the Land Rover Discovery Sport, the Range Rover Evoque and the Jaguar F-PACE. 

Jaguar Land Rover sold 434,025 vehicles in the first nine months of 2016, 24% up on the same period in the prior year.

In addition to China sales success, Jaguar Land Rover has delivered a particularly solid performance in Europe with retail sales increasing by 32% compared to the previous year. Retail sales were up across all other regions: 30% in the UK, 23% in North America and 3% in other overseas markets.

Commenting on the performance, Andy Goss, Jaguar Land Rover Group Sales Operations Director said:"September is always an important month for the automotive industry and we are proud of our results. Performance was strong in China and Europe, where collectively we sold almost 23,000 cars this month alone.

“With the new Discovery launched in Paris this month and sales starting for the first locally- built Jaguar in China – the XFL, our British line-up continues to expand and delight in markets across the world.”

Jaguar recorded its best September, delivering 17,640 vehicles, up 70% on the previous year, reflecting continued success of the F-PACE and XE. This month we saw the all-new Jaguar XFL, developed and built exclusively for Chinese customers, hit dealerships in China. Calendar year-to-date sales for Jaguar were 103,366, up 72% year-on-year.

Land Rover strengthened its position as a world-leading manufacturer of all-terrain SUVs, with its strongest September sales of 43,407 vehicles, up 17% year-on-year. The best-seller for the month was the Discovery Sport, retailing 12,838 vehicles. With the launch of its successor this month, the current Discovery achieved impressive sales in September, up 29% versus last year. Calendar year- to-date sales for Land Rover reached 330,659 vehicles, 14% up on the prior year.