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Last Updated : Oct 07 2016 | 2:47 PM IST

For month of September 2016

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles, reported its best ever September retail sales of 61,047 vehicles, up 28% compared to September 2015. The month's performance has been driven by strong sales of the Land Rover Discovery, Discovery Sport, the Range Rover Evoque and the Jaguar F-PACE, as well as solid sales in China.

Jaguar Land Rover delivered solid retail sales growth across all key regions year on year, with China up 50%, Europe up 32%, UK up 30%, North America up 23% and other overseas markets up 3%. Jaguar Land Rover sold 434,025 vehicles in the first nine months of 2016, 24% up on the same period in the prior year.

Jaguar recorded its best September ever, with retail sales reaching 17,640 vehicles, up 70% on the previous year, reflecting the strong launch of the F-PACE as well as continued solid sales of the XE. Calendar year-to-date sales for Jaguar were 103,366 up 72% year-on-year.

Land Rover strengthened its position as a world-leading manufacturer of all-terrain SUVs, with its strongest ever September sales of 43,407 vehicles, up 17% year-on-year. The strong sales were led by the Discovery Sport, retailing 12,838 vehicles, up 50% compared to last September, and Range Rover Evoque retailing 11,761 vehicles, up 53%. Calendar year-to-date sales for Land Rover reached 330,659 vehicles, 14% up on the prior year.

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