![]() Sales of the Jaguar F-Pace SUV climbed 88 per cent to 7474, making it the brand’s most popular model by far. Jaguar wholesales, meanwhile, were up from the same period last year despite a 19 per cent dip in sales for the I-Pace electric SUV compared with the same period last year. JLR has benefited from a 38 per cent increase in sales in China, which became its biggest retail market in the last quarter, overtaking Europe. However, it said it expects to see the chip shortage ease after “increasing partnership agreements with semiconductor suppliers” that will boost volumes in the next six months. Chip shortage: Samsung warns of 'serious imbalance' Taiwanese chip-maker announces 100bn. JLR has suffered a slow ramp-up in production of both the new Range Rover and Range Rover Sport as it struggled to source chips. Halewood makes the Range Rover, Evoque and the Land Rover Discovery Sport, and has about 4,000 workers. The Range Rover Evoque was the number two best-seller, followed by the Range Rover, sales of which more than doubled from the previous quarter to 12,157. The Defender remained the company’s best-selling car for the period, with wholesales at 17,483 units. ![]() ![]() “Demand for our most profitable and desired vehicles remains strong,” CEO Thierry Bolloré said in a statement. The company is sitting on an order bank of 205,000 cars, 70 per cent of which are for the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport and Land Rover Defender. JLR lost £173 million (AUD$306 million) in the quarter, compared with £302m (AUD$534m) in the same quarter in 2021, as wholesales rose 18 per cent to 89,899 units, according to company figures. Jaguar Land Rover pauses production of its Defender 4X4 because of worldwide shortage of microchips. ![]() Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) narrowed its losses for the three-month period to the end of September but remains unable to meet strong demand for its most profitable models due to ongoing chip shortages, the company said. Jaguar Land Rover reports $306 million loss in the third quarter of 2022, despite sitting on an order bank of 205,000 cars. ![]()
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