Jaguar Land Rover records a 30% growth in 2012

Jaguar Land Rover announced its best-ever global sales performance as the retail sales up 30% following strong market performances from the UK, China and the U.S. Jaguar Land Rover is also creating up to 800 new jobs at its advanced manufacturing facility in Solihull, UK, to support the introduction of new model programmes throughout 2013.

Jaguar Land Rover sells over 355,000 vehicles in 2012

In 2012, Jaguar Land Rover sales - 357,773 vehicles - were up in every major market due to new model introductions and update programmes. China is now Jaguar Land Rover' s largest market delivering its best ever-sales performance in 2012 (71,940, up 71%). It is followed by the UK (68,333 up 19%), USA (55,675, up 11%), Russia (20,549, up 43%) and Germany (16,722 up 41%).

In 2012, Land Rover delivered a very strong performance in its 177 markets with retail sales up 36% globally. The brand's top five markets were China, the UK, United States, Russia and Italy which accounted for 65% of sales alone.

The Range Rover Evoque delivered notable product performances with 108,598 vehicles sold in its first full year of sales  more than any other previous Land Rover model. Land Rover has also seen strong performances from its Land Rover Discovery 4/LR4 (up 3%), Range Rover Sport (up 4%) and first deliveries of the all-new Range Rover have now commenced.

Jaguar's sales for the year were up 6% compared to 2011. The launch of the XF 2.2 Diesel, XF and XJ 3.0 litre powertrains and the introduction of various new derivatives including the XF Sportbrake has widened the brand's portfolio and geographic reach. The brand's top five markets were the UK, United States, China, Germany and Russia, which combined equated to 71% of sales for the year. The XF continues to do very well with sales globally up 13% and the introduction of the new XJ and XF All Wheel Drive have been well received internationally, particularly in the U.S.

New jobs created to support growth

In 2013, Jaguar Land Rover will continue to implement its ambitious plans for growth and has announced a recruitment campaign to create 800 new jobs in the UK to support the introduction of future model programmes. More than 200 of these roles are supported by the UK Government' s Regional Growth Fund.

The recruitment campaign for production operators is underway at Jaguar Land Rover + s advanced manufacturing plant in Solihull, West Midlands.

Jaguar Land Rover has recently confirmed a 370 million pounds ($600million) investment programme for its Solihull site which includes the installation of a new aluminium body shop for the all-new Range Rover as well as upgrades to paint-applications technologies, trim assembly, warehousing and Jaguar Land Rover' s first customer handover centre.

In the last two years, Jaguar Land Rover has embarked on the most ambitious recruitment campaign in the company + s history, hiring 8,000 people. It now employs 25,000 people globally.