Jaguar Land Rover roars to strongest sales in US for more than a decade
There are signs Jaguar Land Rover is back on the trail of strong sales growth, after a period that saw it in doldrums everywhere but China.
Latest figures from the USA show September was JLR's best sales month in north America since 2003, with growth of 17% on the same month a year ago.
Land Rover achieved its best ever September, up 14%, to 6,407 cars, with strong sales across the Range Rover family.
Jaguar brand increased 24%, to 3,296, for its best September since 2004, powered by continuous growth of the Jaguar F-Pace.
"September was a strong month for Jaguar Land Rover in the US with both brands powered by demand for our newest SUV models, the Jaguar F-Pace and Range Rover Velar," said Joe Eberhardt, JLR's North America CEO. "We look forward to a strong final two months of the year with our strongest lineups ever."
The strong US performance follows an August that saw it scrape just a 2% rise, while sales in China continued to storm ahead by almost 30%.
Despite strong demand for the Land Rover Discover Sport, the F-Pace and the new Range Rover Velar, August sales were down in the UK, Europe, and overseas markets such as Russia, South America, India and the Middle East.
But last month's strong sales growth in the US could be a sign of positive news this month from its other regions, particular the UK where September was a new registration month.
