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[05 JAN 02] JAGUAR TOPS 100,000

JAGUAR S-TYPE 4.2 SEFor the first time in its 80 year history Jaguar has sold over 100,000 cars in a year.  MORE




[10 OCT 01] GREEN LIGHT FOR NEW JAGUAR WHITLEY SITE

Jaguar S-typePlans for a controversial new business park at the Jaguar Whitley site have been given the thumbs up by the Secretary of State.  MORE


[03 SEP 01] LETHAL SPIDER v THE BIG CAT

Black Widow SpiderWorkers at Jaguar's Design Engineering Centre in Coventry got a shock visit from a lethal stowaway that arrived in a delivery to the plant.  MORE

[28 MAR 01] TREAT IN STORE FOR CITY CAR ENTHUSIASTS

1961 Jaguar E-type 3.8 RoadsterShakespeare and Lady Godiva are to join forces for car celebrations that will also see a cavalcade of historic Jaguars going through Coventry city centre. MORE

[07 FEB 01] NEW DRIVERS WOOED BY JAGUAR WITH X-TYPE

Jaguar X-TYPEThe full specification of the next Jaguar to hit the roads has been released, along with some stunning shots of the Coventry-designed car.  MORE

[06 FEB 01] LAUDA FLIES IN TO TAKE THE HELM AT JAGUAR

Niki LaudaJaguar Racing have recruited Formula One legend Niki Lauda to head their effort in this year’s championship following a disappointing debut season.  MORE

[06 FEB 01] JAGUAR COULD EAT UP CITY GRASSLAND

Nearly 10 per cent of grassland in Coventry will be destroyed if a new business park that will create up to 2,500 jobs is built, Warwickshire Wildlife Trust has warned.  MORE

[05 FEB 01] MOSS TO DRIVE C-TYPE FOR ANNIVERSARY RACE

Sir Stirling Moss will race in a Jaguar C-Type at Le Mans this year -  half a century after he first competed at the circuit and Jaguar recorded its first victory in the classic race.  MORE

[02 FEB 01] 2,500 JAGUAR JOBS ON WAY DESPITE NATURE FEARS

Controversial plans to expand Jaguar’s design centre in Coventry have moved a step nearer reality, with Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott backing the scheme.  MORE

[09 JAN 01] JAGUAR UNVEILS NEW F1 CHALLENGER

The car that will carry Jaguar’s Formula One hopes when the new Grand Prix season starts was unveiled in Coventry today.  MORE

[09 JAN 01] JAGUAR WORLDWIDE SALES SOAR

Jaguar sales continued to boom in 2000, with the United States’ appetite for the S-Type helping the company break records.  MORE

[05 JAN 01] JAGUAR REVEALS ITS VISION OF THE F-TYPE

Jaguar has released the first shots of what the F-Type could look like.  MORE

[04 JAN 01] JAGUAR WILL BUILD THE F-TYPE

Jaguar has today announced that it will be building a new sports car by putting the much-fancied F-Type into production.  MORE

[05 DEC 00] CLEAN, MEAN S-TYPE SPORT UNVEILED BY JAGUAR

Jaguar has today lifted the lid on a sporty version of the hugely popular S-type to bring the car to a younger audience.  MORE

[30 NOV 00] JAGUAR FOUNDER IMMORTALISED BY UNIVERSITY

Sir William Lyons, the founder of Jaguar Cars is to be immortalised in Coventry next month when a building is named after him.  MORE

[16 NOV 00] JAGUAR RACING TAKES VIRTUAL POLE POSITION

Jaguar Racing’s website has come out top of the pile in the “Oscars” of the internet by being chosen as the best sports site.   MORE

[05 NOV 00] STRIKE THREAT OVER JAGUAR PAY OFFER

Workers at Jaguar could vote for strike action after they rejected a pay offer described as the “best ever” by management.   MORE

[01 NOV 00] JAGUAR REVEALS ITS PRIDE AND JOY

The latest addition to the Jaguar family has been unveiled by its proud parents today – and it is expected to double the company’s worldwide sales.   MORE

[30 OCT 00] VIRTUAL CHANCE TO VIEW A DREAM JAGUAR

People who want to see the Jaguar of their dreams can now make their own virtual car with an interactive feature on the firm’s website.   MORE

[27 OCT 00] JAGUAR WORKERS TO VOTE ON PAY OFFER

Jaguar workers are being asked to vote on a new inflation-busting pay offer described by bosses as “excellent”.   MORE

[07 SEP 00] XJ RELIABILITY CLAIMS STUN JAGUAR

Jaguar have slammed a survey that claims their XJ model is less reliable than a Skoda and are prone to breaking down than any other car.  MORE

[07 SEP 00] JAGUAR WORKERS WANT MORE FAMILY TIME

Minutes after the Peugeot strike threat ended, Jaguar workers submitted a claim for improved pay and conditions.  MORE

[06 SEP 00] JAGUAR CHEWS UP ITS PRICES AS WAR DEEPENS

Jaguar is to cut the cost of its complete range of cars and add extra features for the 2001 range.  MORE

[01 AUG 00] YOUNGSTERS TO IMAGINEER JAGUARS OF FUTURE

Tomorrow’s automotive engineers will be encouraged to design a car of the future at an internet café run by Jaguar Cars at the Town and Country Festival.  MORE

[27 JUL 00] STRUGGLING HERBERT TO QUIT F1

Jaguar driver Johnny Herbert has revealed that he plans to quit Formula One at the end of the season and move into American CART racing. MORE

[22 JUN 00] JAGUARS HANGING ABOUT TO CELEBRATE SPEED

Don’t adjust you monitor, these Jaguars are supposed to be hanging in the air like this. MORE

[15 JUN 00] S-TYPE DRIVES JAGUAR TO NEW SALES RECORD

Jaguar has gone from strength to strength with a huge increase in worldwide sales re-writing the company’s record books. MORE

[02 JUN 00] JAGUAR UNVEILS NEW DESIGN STUDIO IN COVENTRY

Jaguar has opened a new studio dedicated to finding the cars of the future at its research base in Whitley in Coventry.  MORE

[02 JUN 00] SCHOLARSHIP TO BRING ON FUTURE TALENT

A new scholarship is to be awarded to young designers in memory of Geoff Lawson, who helped revive Jaguar’s fortunes in recent years.  MORE

[09 APR 00] BOOM TIME FOR PALMER HARGREAVES MINT

Palmer Hargreaves Mint has won five major new accounts, netting the agency close to £3 million of new billings.  MORE

[08 MAR 00] ENVIRONMENTALISTS HOPE FOR WHITELY REJECTION 

Conservationists have warned that a planned business park next to Jaguar’s Whitley plant would wreak havoc on the environment.  MORE

[29 FEB 00] JAGUAR WHITLEY PUBLIC INQUIRY

The Public Inquiry into the proposals for a business park development at the Jaguar Whitley site started today.  MORE

[18 OCT 99] NEW PRODUCT ENGINEERING DIRECTOR FOR JAGUAR

Jaguar today announced the appointment of Dick Elsy as Director of Product Engineering.  MORE

[12 OCT 99] PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO JAGUAR BUSINESS PARK

The Government announced today that there will be a Public Inquiry into the proposals by Jaguar and Coventry City Council for a Business Park at Whitley.  MORE

[13 SEP 99] JAGUAR NOT UNCRASHABLE

Claims that Jaguar has created an uncrashable car have been smashed by the Coventry-based company.  MORE

[16 JUL 99] WHITLEY DEVELOPMENT MOVES TO NEXT STAGE

Jaguar Cars could be set to create 2,500 jobs in Coventry after plans for a mixed-use business park as an extension to their Whitley site have progressed a stage further.  MORE

[07 JUL 99] JAGUAR WHITLEY DECISION DELAYED

Coventry City Council officers today recommended that the Council support Jaguar's proposal to develop a Business Park at Whitley.  MORE

[25 JUN 99] GEOFF LAWSON 1944-1999

Jaguar Cars Ltd is deeply saddened to announce the sudden death yesterday of Geoff Lawson, the company's Director, Styling.  MORE

[22 JUN 99] JAGUAR APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR

Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle, Chairman of Jaguar and Group Vice President of Ford's Premier Automotive Group, today named Jonathan Browning as Managing Director of Jaguar.  MORE

[10 JUN 99] NEW S-TYPE DRIVES JAGUAR TO RECORD SALES

Jaguar today reports the highest monthly worldwide sales in the history of the company.  MORE

[04 JUN 99] JAGUAR SIGNS AGREEMENT WITH MICHAEL OWEN

Michael Owen, England’s World Cup soccer hero, has entered into a three year, world wide marketing agreement with Jaguar Cars Ltd of Coventry.   MORE

[19 MAY 99] JAGUAR'S XK180 TO STAR IN XK120 ANNIVERSARY

Jaguar's XK1 80 roadster - the star of last autumn's Paris Motor Show - will join the celebrations of a landmark world record established by the Coventry-based luxury car manufacturer fifty years ago.  MORE

[15 APR 99] JAGUAR SAYS GOODBYE TO SCHEELE

"Mr Jaguar" Nick Scheele was given a civic send-off by Coventry City Council when the deputy Lord Mayor Councillor Joan Wright hosted a lunch in his honour.  Mr Scheele, who has been credited with reversing the luxury-car company from the brink, has been switched by the parent company Ford to a European wide role.  MORE

[19 MAR 99] DR REITZLE BECOMES CHAIRMAN OF JAGUAR

Ford Motor Company President and CEO Jacques Nasser today named Dr Wolfgang Reitzle Group Vice President of a newly created Premier Automotive Group within Ford.  MORE

[26 FEB 99] EDWARDS, FORMER JAGUAR DIRECTOR HAS DIED

Jaguar Cars Ltd is saddened to announce the death on the 22 February of Ken Edwards, Jaguar’s former Director of Personnel.  MORE

[17 FEB 99] JAGUAR EXECUTIVE TO HEAD FORD'S POWERTRAIN

[06 JAN 99] Jaguar Sets All Time Sales Record

[20 OCT 98] S-TYPE STEALS SHOW

[24 SEP 98] JAGUAR MUSEUM OPENS TODAY

[06 MAY 98] Germans Head For Home In £3M Jaguar Export Drive

[06 MAY 98] Jaguar's Supercharged XKR Sports Car Now On Sale

[06 MAY 98] Fifty Years Of Jaguar XK Sports Cars

[16 APR 98] Jaguar Announces Name For X200 - The New Jaguar S-Type

[03 APR 98] Jaguar Sales Highest in the Company's History

[01 APR 98] Jaguar Launches Advanced Training Course

[10 MAR 98] Jaguar's X200 to Debut at Birmingham Show

[25 FEB 98] Fifty Years of Jaguar XK Sports Cars

[25 FEB 98] Jaguar Unleashes New Supercharged XKR Sports Car

[09 FEB 98] US Record Boosts Jaguar's January Sales

[12 JAN 98] Jaguar Sales Accelerate to Eight Year Peak

[06 JAN 98] New Small Jaguar to be Built at Halewood

[03 DEC 97] New Jaguar Team to Boost Corporate Sales

[02 SEP 97] Jaguar Celebrates 75th Anniversary
 

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