Range Rover leads Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Canada to record sales in June

BRAMALEA, ON, July 3 /CNW/ - Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Canada today announced an increase in sales for the month of June of 115 per cent, compared with the same month last year. The organization's year-to-date sales totaled 2,430 vehicles sold, up 82 per cent, compared with the same period last year. Jaguar reported an increase in June sales of 60 per cent compared with the same period last year, totaling 295 units. Land Rover sold 240 vehicles in the month of June, up 269 per cent. The New Range Rover lead the organization in sales for June by posting a 630 per cent increase from the same period last year, contributing to Land Rover's best month on record.

"The Jaguar and Land Rover brands continue to thrive in the luxury market, as we look back on the first half of 2002," said Bruce Rosen, vice president of sales for Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover Canada. "Our terrific new products, such as the New Jaguar S-TYPE and the New Range Rover are posting impressive results and we're confident this growth will continue into the second half of this year."

Jaguar posted a 55 per cent increase in year-to-date sales, totaling 1,391 vehicles sold. Land Rover sold 1,039 vehicles year-to-date, for an increase of 138 per cent compared with the same period last year.

Aston Martin Jaguar Land Rover North America reported a record month this year, with June sales for the organization in the United States totaling 9,474 vehicles sold, up 67 per cent.

	   	                    ASTON MARTIN JAGUAR LAND ROVER CANADA
	                              JUNE 2002 RETAILS
	                          

	                                    MONTH                     CYTD
	                              ----------------------   ----------------------

	    JAGUAR                    2002   2001   % Change   2002   2001   % Change
	    ------                    ----   ----   --------   ----   ----   --------
	      X-TYPE                   101    N/A       N/A     640    N/A       N/A
	      S-TYPE                   141    121       17%     423    566      -25%
	      XJ                        35     38       -8%     207    203        2%
	      XK                        18     25      -28%     121    127       -5%
	                              ----   ----   --------   ----   ----   --------
	      Total                    295    184       60%    1391    896       55%

	    LAND ROVER
	    ----------
	      Freelander               112    N/A       N/A     619    N/A       N/A
	      Discovery Series II       55     55        0%     316    361      -12%
	      Range Rover               73     10      630%     104     75       39%
	                              ----   ----   --------   ----   ----   --------
	      Total                    240     65      269%    1039    436      138%

	    TOTAL                      535    249      115%    2430   1332       82%
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