Jaguar Canada breaks long-standing sales record
BRAMALEA, ON, Jan. 3 /CNW/ - Jaguar Canada announced today that sales show the best December in Jaguar history, as well as the best year since 1987. December sales totaled 284 cars sold, an increase of nearly 87 per cent compared with the same period last year. Year-to-date sales increased more than six per cent, a total of 2,460 Jaguars sold.Large size sedan sales continue to increase with December sales totaling 53 units, an increase of more than 23 per cent compared with same period last year. The all-new Jaguar X-TYPE, on sale in August of this year, continued to lead sales increases, with total sales of 158 cars for December.
"Overall, this past year has been a successful year for Jaguar, including strong sales for the all-new Jaguar X-TYPE," said Jacques Parent, vice president of retail operations for Jaguar Canada. "With our largest product range in history, we look forward to another year of record breaking sales."
In the United States, Jaguar Cars had a record month with 5,546 cars sold, a 31 per cent increase from the same time last year. Year-to-date sales totaled 44,532, an all-time record year for Jaguar Cars.
Current Month Canada New Vehicle Retail Sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-TYPE S-TYPE XJ Sedans XK Sports Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dec-01 158 51 53 22 284 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dec-00 86 43 23 152 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YTD Canada New Vehicle Sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-TYPE S-TYPE XJ Sedans XK Sports Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 YTD 617 1,119 498 226 2,460 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00 YTD 1,246 718 351 2,315 Current Month U.S. New Vehicle Retail Sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-TYPE S-TYPE XJ Sedans XK Sports Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dec-01 3,110 1,359 812 265 5,546 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dec-00 2,395 1,198 648 4,235 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ YTD U.S. New Vehicle Sales ------------------------------------------------------------------------ X-TYPE S-TYPE XJ Sedans XK Sports Total ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 01 YTD 9,765 19,548 10,082 5,137 44,532 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 00 YTD 24,507 12,492 6,729 43,728 ------------------------------------------------------------------------