Jaguar Cars Reports May Sales
2 June 2000
Jaguar Cars Reports Continued Record SalesMAHWAH, N.J., June 1 Jaguar Cars announced today record sales results for May. United States retails totaled 4,012 cars, up 25 percent compared with May 1999. Year-to-date sales increased 97.5 percent compared with the same period last year. Jaguar S-TYPE retails in May totaled 2,384, up nearly 66 percent compared with the same month last year when the model was introduced. Jaguar XJ Series sales totaled 1,001 cars. XK Series sports car sales totaled 627, up nearly 16 percent compared to May 1999. Jaguar Canada sold 217 cars during the month, up nearly 20 percent compared with the same month last year. Canadian year-to-date sales increased more than 141 percent compared with the same period last year. Current Month U.S. New Vehicle Retail Sales XJ Sedans S-TYPE XJ8 XJ8L VDP VDP XJR Large V6 V8 Medium (S/C) Sedans Sedans MAY 00 473 114 291 11 112 1,001 1,507 877 2,384 MAY 99 558 157 357 19 138 1,229 794 645 1,439 % Change -18.6% 65.7% Daily Selling Rate % Change -21.7% 59.3% XK8 XKR Coupe Conv Coupe Conv Sports Total MAY 00 62 408 24 133 627 4,012 MAY 99 39 502 0 0 541 3,209 % Change 15.9% 25.0% Daily Selling Rate % Change 11.4% 20.2% YTD U.S. New Vehicle Retail Sales: XJ Sedans S-TYPE XJ8 XJ8L VDP VDP XJR Large V6 V8 Medium (S/C) Sedans Sedans 00 YTD 2,117 529 1,466 73 545 4,730 6,780 4,237 11,017 99 YTD 2,481 791 1,432 70 688 5,462 1,015 775 1,790 % Change -13.4% 515.5% Daily Selling Rate % Change -14.1% 510.7% XK8 XKR Coupe Conv Coupe Conv Sports Total 00 YTD 294 2,022 111 488 2,915 18,662 99 YTD 220 1,978 0 0 2,198 9,450 % Change 32.6% 97.5% Daily Selling Rate % Change 31.6% 95.9% Current Month CANADIAN New Vehicle Retail Sales: XJ Sedans S-TYPE XJ8 VDP VDP XJR Large V6 V8 Medium (S/C) Sedans Sedans MAY 00 25 28 1 10 64 73 37 110 MAY 99 22 22 0 11 55 48 56 104 % Change 16.4% 5.8% Daily Selling Rate % Change 11.9% 1.7% XK8 XKR Coupe Conv Coupe Conv Sports Total MAY 00 4 30 1 8 43 217 MAY 99 2 20 0 0 22 181 % Change 95.5% 19.9% Daily Selling Rate % Change 87.9% 15.3% YTD CANADIAN New Vehicle Retail Sales: XJ Sedans S-TYPE XJ8 VDP VDP XJR Large V6 V8 Medium (S/C) Sedans Sedans 00 YTD 116 122 6 55 299 305 223 528 99 YTD 79 88 0 49 216 48 56 104 % Change 38.4% 407.7% Daily Selling Rate % Change 37.3% 403.7% XK8 XKR Coupe Conv Coupe Conv Sports Total 00 YTD 15 84 13 65 177 1,004 99 YTD 19 77 0 0 96 416 % Change 84.4% 141.3% Daily Selling Rate % Change 82.9% 139.5% Notes: VDP = Vanden Plas