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Influence the marketing, PR and communications and digital group have been retained by Jaguar to create and manage the Jaguar Academy of Sport which was launched to critical acclaim at a ceremony in London... read more

Sir Stirling suffered a bad accident. Lady Moss said that althoughSir Stirling is not in good shape, he is no longer in danger. .. read more

Daimler AG is selling its entire stake in India's Tata Motors Ltd. to raise up to $429 million worth of shares, sources familiar with the matter said. Daimler is offering 25.6 million shares in India's largest vehicle maker at 737.4 rupees ($16.2) to 761.3 rupees each, which is 4 percent to 7 percent below the stock's close of 796.75 rupees, sources said... read more

The Jaguar Academy of Sport was launched at a ceremony in London today by Sir Ian Botham, Gareth Edwards CBE, Dame Kelly Holmes DBE, Denise Lewis OBE, Sir Steve Redgrave and supported by David Beckham OBE by video message. These legends of British sport are the Patrons of the Jaguar Academy of Sport, which aims to recognise, celebrate and inspire the very best of British sporting talent and success. .. read more

Tata vice chairman, Ravi Kant, has told UK automotive website Autocar that a new entry-level Jaguar is in the marque's current planning discussions. Mr Kant and Tata Motors CEO, Carl-Peter Forster, are reviewing the Jaguar Land Rover product line-up at the moment and planning future expansion. “We’re having a debate about a small car. It has to happen if you want to keep the brand alive. We need an entry-level car,” Mr Kant said. .. read more

According to reports in the media, Tata Motors is starting to see a profit from its $2.5 billion acquisition of Jaguar Land Rover. Thanks to cost cuts, new models, and an improving economy, analysts around the globe are predicting good things... read more

The much-vaunted 'Top Gear Live' show in Sydney was a sensation for car and entertainment fans, with one of the star cars being Mike Roddy's 1985 James Hardie 1000 Bathurst winning JRA TWR XJ-S. .. read more

JAGUAR IS OFFICIALLY RETURNING TO LE MANS IN 2010 - THE FIRST time in seventeen years since TWR represented it with the XJ220C. Now it comes back via the US RocketSports team with a single RSR XK-R, and that establishes the third US and Jaguar link with Le Mans. The first was Briggs Cunningham, then in 1984 and '85 Bob Tullius' Group 44 team brought the marque back with its XK-R sports racers which attracted crowds of 250,000 to the French Sarthe circuit for the first time in many years... read more

These very appealing Jaguar paintings depicting John Goss swapping seats with Armin Hahne during the final pit stop during the dramatic Jaguar win in the James Hardie 1000 classic at Bathurst in 1985, and a pit stop at Goodwood for the Le Mans winning D-Type, are by acclaimed English-born artist Mike Harbar. Mike now lives in Melbourne and has completed many paintings, many of them featuring Jaguars. He is passionate about cars and drawing them, including the lot from AC Cobra to Zagato. Since moving to Australia in 2000 he has continued his work as a freelance car illustrator with over 200 very satisfied customers world-wide, producing commissioned artwork for magazines, car specialists, club events and private enthusiasts. His Jaguar works are very extensive, and are now available from our website www.jaguarmagazine.com. The Jaguar prints comes in three sizes to suit budget and wall space. A3 size (420mm x 297mm) US$45, A2 size (594mm x 420mm) US$90, A1 size (I840mm x 594mm) US$230 special edition 100 off. Mike's Jaguar paintings are expertly crafted and we are pleased to make them available to our readers. .. read more

Jaguar revealed the latest evolution of its supercharged XK-R Coupe at the Geneva Motor Show in March. The XK-R delivers a significantly raised maximum speed – up to 174 mph from 155 mph – and bold styling changes that create an evocative and unique supercharged Jaguar... read more

With the surprise departure of former Jaguar CEO David Smith in early January, the Company has announced not one but two new CEOs. One will head Tata Motors and all of its businesses, the other will take over at Jaguar and Land Rover... read more

A "senior insider" told the British magazine Autocar that Jaguar Land Rover envisages some of the world's most important cities gradually introducing zero-emissions and zero-pollution zones and, as a result, has created an all-electric version of the new Jaguar XJ. .. read more

The year 2010 marks 75 years of the Jaguar name on both road and race cars. As a continuation of this great heritage, Jaguar can confirm it will return to the famed Le Mans 24 hours. With a total of seven wins between 1951 and 1990, Jaguar is the single most successful British make in the race’s history. Jaguar will return to Le Mans this year lining up on the starting grid on 12th June 2010 with an XKR GT2 run by JaguarRSR. .. read more

Jaguar Land Rover has announced the shock departure of David Smith as Chief Executive Officer. His departure occured on January 25. In a very short revelation, Jaguar PR Manager Jonathan Griffiths wrote: "The Company would like to thank David for his efforts in the role and for his service to Jaguar and Land Rover over many years. "Ravi Kant, Director of JaguarLandRover Ltd will assist with the handover of David's duties and assume day to day responsibilities of the CEO until David's permanent successor is announced.".. read more

Talks between management and unions over the future of Jaguar Land Rover have broken down after six days. Discussions centred on proposed changes to pay and pensions announced in September as part of the firm's strategic review. The company had offered to guarantee 8,000 full-time staff would be kept on until 2015 in return for cuts to new starters' salaries and pensions. .. read more

Gooding & Company sold a total of 49 out of 52 lots at its most recent sale, collectively earning nearly $15 Million in sales at Scottsdale, Arizona. In addition to the top-selling 1956 Jaguar D-Type, two other cars crossed the million dollar mark at Gooding & Company: the 1934 Duesenberg Model J Disappearing-Top Convertible Coupe sold for $1.815 Million, and the 1959 Costin Lister Jaguar Sports Racer sold for a world record-breaking $1.1 Million. .. read more

The JaguarRSR race team has confirmed that Marc Goossens will return to the #33 JaguarRSR XK-R GT cockpit and compete in a full-season American Le Mans Series' championship effort in 2010. "It is an honour for me to be selected by Jaguar Cars and RSR to drive the #33 JaguarRSR XK-R GT and to be a part of this new Jaguar racing programme," Goossens commented. "I can't wait to get through all the testing and development and get back to racing at Sebring after what we accomplished at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca and the progress the RSR team has made this winter." .. read more

Halewood near Liverpool marked another milestone when the plant waved farewell to the X-Type Jaguar. The last car to come off the production line is bound for Jaguar Heritage Museum in Coventry where it will join some of the marques most famous models... read more

Auctioneers Gooding & Co in the US are selling two very distinguished Jaguar powered racing cars - D-Type XKD528 and Costin-bodied Lister Jaguar BHL123 - the ex-Briggs Cunningham car. Both come with impeccible history. .. read more

Jaguar won top honours in the annual J.D. Power and Associates Sales Satisfaction Index - the fifth time in six years the luxury marque has taken the top spot in the influential survey. .. read more

According to the China Daily newspaper, Jaguar Land Rover plans to set up a national sales company in China. The initiative will be launched at the beginning of next year with the aim of boosting sales in the world's biggest car market. David Smith, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover, told China Daily that the carmaker aims to have "sustainable growth" in China through its new national sales company... read more

Jaguar Land Rover has returned to the black after aggressive cost cutting, helped by the popularity of new models such as the upgraded Land Rover, Range Rover Sports and Discovery 4. Its Indian parent, Tata Motors, said Jaguar made an operating profit of £41.3m in the three months to 30 September, compared with a loss of £34m in the same quarter a year ago. Its net loss narrowed to £60m from £240m... read more

Coventry City Council has granted full planning consent for the redevelopment of the former Jaguar site in the city. Property developer Goodman and Advantage West Midlands have plans for a high-tech employment and mixed-use development on the 30-hectare site, which is to be renamed Lyons Park - in honour of Jaguar's founder the late-Sir William Lyons who settled his business there in 1951/52... read more

The long awaited for, second edition of the book "the Jaguar XK in Australia" is in fact 1/3 of a 3 volume trilogly. This just on 500 page large size format 335mm x 247mm, full colour book covers the histories of some almost 1000 XK120's in Africa, Asia, Australia/NZ and South America... read more

Tata, the Indian group that owns Jaguar Land Rover and Corus in Britain, has begun a global search for a successor to Ratan Tata, the chairman of the sprawling conglomerate. .. read more

Debut, test, first race: with those initial milestones out of the way, RSR continues to focus on preparation for 2010, which will see the team field an RSR built Jaguar XKR GT in the 2010 American Le Mans Series (ALMS) championship. .. read more

Win Percy is one of the very most popular racers ever to drive a Jaguar, but has been missing from the scene since suffering from a botched back operation. We speak with him exclusively in the next edition... read more

Last month, during a discussion with journalists about General Motors’ new “May the Best Car Win” marketing campaign, Bob Lutz laid down the challenge to any journalist to a duel with the Cadillac CTS-V to see if any comparable car could topple the Caddy. The guys at Jalopnik quickly accepted, putting forward Wes Siler, who will be racing Lutz in a Jaguar XFR. .. read more

Jaguar is offering a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the first new Jaguar XJ when it rolls off the production line later this year. This all-new luxury saloon, worth more than £62,000, is Jaguar's flagship model and will launch in showrooms in the New Year. The Jaguar Prize Competition aims to raise £1m for the NSPCC’s helplines. It will cost £125 per entry and there is no limit to the number of entries per person. .. read more

Twenty-five years to the weekend when the JRA TWR Jaguar XJ-S won the Bathurst 1000 kilometre classic endurance race in Australia, the RSR Jaguar XKR GT2 made its race debut at Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca in California. It put on a performance that had the team pleased with its weekend efforts and ready to continue preparation for a full-season American Le Mans Series effort in 2010. .. read more

After a successful debut of the Jaguar XKR GT2 race car at the Petit Le Mans and some private testing, RSR is set to take the green flag for competition in the 2009 American Le Mans Series' finale at Laguna Seca, October 10... read more

Jaguar Land Rover has secured a loan of £175 million from the State Bank of India. The business, which employs 14,500 workers in the UK, said it had been making "significant progress" in enhancing its funding facilities... read more

In preparation for a full championship effort in 2010, RSR has entered the Jaguar XKR GT2 in the American Le Mans Series’ famed event the Petit Le Mans with the intention to introduce the car and utilize the track time for testing and development. The Jaguar brand is launched into what everyone considers the deepest GT2 class in the history of the ALMS and will have to face off against the likes of Ferrari, Porsche, BMW, Corvette, Viper, and Ford. .. read more

Jaguar Land Rover will set up a sales company in China early next year to meet the growing demand for luxury cars in the Chinese market, the Economic Observer said. .. read more

It was a race neither will forget but RSR drivers Tomy Drissi and Daniel Ramoutarsingh battled through the good and the bad to take home the ultimate achievements as the Champion and Rookie-of-the-Year, respectively, in the 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series. .. read more

Jaguar has revealed a new plug-in hybrid concept of its new XJ labelled the Limo-Green. Developed in partnership with the British government, Lotus and Caparo, the new Limo-Green features a 195 horsepower and 295 pound-feet of torque electric motor running on lithium-ion batteries. .. read more

Rocketsports Racing is scheduled to debut its all new Jaguar XK-R GT2, the newest entry in the American Le Mans Series, at the famed Petit Le Mans at Road Atlanta, September 24 - 26. In preparation for a full championship season effort in 2010, the team plans to enter the last two events on the 2009 ALMS schedule using the track time for testing and development. .. read more

Lotus Engineering has developed a new engine especially for hybrid cars, and will be displaying it at the Frankfurt Show next week. Jaguar will reportedly be the first company to use the engine in a production vehicle... read more

According to a report in respected U.S. publication Automobile Magazine, Jaguar will build limited edition C-Types and D-Types and perhaps later on, E-Types. The cars will be developed and built by Jaguars 'R' Performance Division... read more

Jaguar’s XF saloon is continuing to steal sales from rivals, despite the weak new car market. Figures obtained show that the XF is outselling all of its saloon rivals in the UK and the margin is growing. It took 60% of the UK’s executive saloon market in July; earlier this year it was closer to 50%. .. read more

EDITOR Les. Hughes: It is with the deepest of regrets that we must record the death on August 29, 2009 of the great motor racer, engineer, safety advocate, author and raconteur Frank Gardner - who began his legendary motor racing career with Jaguars... read more

Gary Bartlett is the fortunate owner of C-Type XKC007 and has just taken delivery of his new car in his home town of Muncie, Indianna... read more

RM Auctions has registered a new auction record with a 1952 Jaguar C-Type which sold for 2.5 million USD. The auction for the 1952 Jaguar C-Type ended at $2,530,000. .. read more

Tata the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, has told the UK government it no longer needs support for the carmaker, after obtaining private funding. Tata said it had secured some direct bank loans, as well as guarantees that would allow it access to a £340m European Investment Bank loan. .. read more

Jaguar's Design Director, Ian Callum, has won the inaugural 'Person of the Year' award at the Auto Express Awards 2009, while one of his most successful designs to date - the Jaguar XF - has been hailed 'Best Executive Car' for the second year running. .. read more

Jaguar Heritage recently offered many of its precious cars and other items of memorabilia at auction at the Silverstone Classic meeting. At the end of the day auctioneers Bonhams sold every single item including five Jaguar Racing liveried F1 scooters. One, with just five miles on the clock, is heading to Australia having been purchased by enthusiast Mike Roddy - who owns the Bathurst and Spa winning TWR XJ-S chassis 004... read more

It is still one of the greatest Jaguar tragedies that its famous former headquarters in Browns Lane Coventry was demolished last year. The old office block, long the place which most Jaguar lovers cherished and where so much history was made, was just a tiny proportion of the site, and to lose it was mystifying. Today the revamped Jaguar Heritage museum, a very modern and modest building, is the only real remnant of what went on there. Sadly, the site where Jaguar built its cars and ran its business so successfully, is still a vast wasteland. .. read more

The streets of Bradford came to a standstill on Sunday 19th July - to allow a 20-year-old Jaguar racing car that won the famous 24-hour race at Le Mans to run once again. .. read more

The significant Jaguar museum in Coventry has been re-launched and remains the only real tangible link between Jaguar and its famous former-headquaters site. This follows the renaming of the Trust that owns it and the reopening of the famous gates on Browns Lane to the public. The museum holds a small but unique and valuable display of cars from the Jaguar collection. This collection boasts more than 100 vehicles. .. read more

Rocketsports Racing duo Tomy Drissi and Daniel Ramoutarsingh finish second and third, respectively, in Round Six of the 2009 Muscle Milk SCCA Trans-Am Series Sunday at Watkins Glen. After a Series’ announcement that Round Seven of Eight in the 2009 season, scheduled to be run at Bluegrass Motorsports Park, has been canceled, Drissi’s second-place finish was enough for him to clinch the 2009 Drivers’ Championship Title. .. read more

It should have been a runaway success. And it did sell 350,000+ in it’s life. But it never worked as well as Jaguar would like and, with the emphasis on the new Jaguar XJ, the very successful Jaguar XF and the Jaguar XK, Jaguar has taken the decision to end production of the X-Type at the end of the year. .. read more

Even though the public debut of the stunning new aluminium bodied XJ only happened days ago, Jaguar’s Director of Design, Ian Callum, has confirmed that his team is already working on a coupe version of the new 2010 XJ. Known as the XJ-C, Callum said that his team is working on the model. .. read more

US$130 off the usual price. The Jaguar Magazine Shop is now stocking a limited number of these prestigious official Jaguar watches and is offering them to our readers at a special price - for a limited time only... read more

In a sign of the times, and there is more to talk about with Jaguar than its newly revised XF 3.0 litre, V6 diesel and 5.0 litre V8 supercharged models. Perhaps it isn’t so unusual for a small manufacturer which has always punched above its weight, to introduce a second edition of its best selling saloon so soon, but what is unexpected, especially in a segment which has seen a 40% sales downturn, is for it to lay its cards on the table. .. read more

On the same day this week Jaguar Magazine was enjoying the company of Kevin Stride, the Chief Engineer on development of the new XF, word broke in Europe that he is not a fan of the Lexus hybrid - and that he believes Jaguar will do it better. .. read more

Jaguar is coming back to international motor racing via Paul Gentilozzi and his Rocketsports team in the USA. The team is building a minimum of three production-based GT2 XKR racers for entry to the American Le Mans Series later this year. 2010 will be a full scale efforts an include a welcome reappearance at Le Mans for Jaguar... read more

Jaguar Australia is creating a beautiful limited edition XK-S model which is limited to a mere nine cars... read more

Jaguar is rumoured to be working on an XF Estate for this year's Frankfurt Motor Show. The car, which would expand on the already highly successful XF range, is expected to be essentially production ready despite its status as a 'show car'... read more

The Mk2 has long been hailed a classic, and even in the top 10 car designs of all time, now the oldest example, Mk2 3.4 litre RHD chassis #3 is selling - and is in incredibly original pristine condition... read more