Ten fun facts about Jaguar
Fact 1
The company is headquartered in Whitley, Coventry in England and is today owned by Tata Motors’ subordinate division of Jaguar Land rover Automotive PLC.
Fact 2
The cars of this make go into the designing process at its Whitley plant and also the relevant Gaydon site; the manufacturing process on the other hand takes place in the Birmingham assembly plant.
Fact 3
Originating as the Swallow Sidecar Company in the year 1922, the company used to make sidecars for motorbikes before they forayed into the production of automobiles.
Fact 4
There was a name change of the company after the completion of the Second World war and the company subsequently came to be known as Jaguar.
Fact 5
In the year 1984, the company was listed on the London Stock Exchange.
Fact 6
Ford acquired Jaguar in the year 1990 before the ownership shifted again in 2008 to the Indian brand Tata Motors.
Fact 7
There are unconfirmed accounts and reports from 2012 that point to the fact that there would probably be a Jaguar SUV soon.
Fact 8
Jaguar’s iconic chrome plated mascot is known as ‘The Leaper’ and it has often been a cause for debate as it’s known to be a threat to safety issues, at least according to European standards.
Fact 9
Though Jaguar does not have a presence per se in the motorsport scene right now, it has had big success earlier, especially in the famous Le Mans 24 Hours race.
Fact 10
XJR-15 and XJ220, these are two of the most notable names in the Jaguar sports car range.
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