Jaguar Boosted by Good November Sales

The critical situation seems to be improving for British carmaker Jaguar, as the UK market picked up no less than 58 percent compared to the same month of 2008. Jaguar sold 1,467 vehicles in November, well above the 975 cars sold last year.

Jaguar's best performers were the Xf, the Xk and, says the source, the frenzy created by the upcoming XJ. The scrappage scheme in place in Britain played its part as well.

"The increase in new car registrations in November reflects the positive impact of the Scrappage Incentive Scheme, customers avoiding the VAT increase in January and the very difficult conditions we experienced a year ago," Paul Everitt, Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) CEO was quoted as saying by Piston Heads.

"SMMT is urging government to use its Pre-Budget Report to sustain the recovery and generate business confidence by stimulating demand in key parts of the new vehicle market."

The good market performance of Jaguar, combined with Land Rover, also helped Indian owner Tata Motors swing to profit in Q2, at a time when few thought it was possible. In all, Jaguar Land Rover posted an operating profit of 41.29 million pounds for the period.

In all, the UK market posted an increase of 57.6 percent compared to 2008, selling a total of 158,082 vehicles, comparable with the numbers recorded in 2007. Year-to-date registrations are down only 8.8 percent, with the full year numbers expected to exceed 1,975 million units.