Pendragon is believed to be in the early stages of talks with at least one more high-profile US Jaguar dealership following a £13.5m acquisition in California.
Jaguar has again come second in US-based JD Power's assessment of the satisfaction (or otherwise) expressed by British owners of two-year-old S- and T-plated cars.
Pendragon, the UK's largest car dealership group, has announced the acquisition of Hornburg, the Jaguar and Land Rover dealership in Los Angeles.
The Mayor of Croydon, Councillor Mary Walker and Andrew Lester, Jaguar Cars UK sales director, were the special guests at the opening of Doves' newly refurbished and extended Jaguar showroom in Croydon.
BMW stole Jaguar's lead in the latest biannual RMI Dealer Attitude Survey, but Chrysler took a hammering from its Jeep dealers.
##X-Type(2)--left## Jaguar will reveal its X-Type to the UK public for the first time at the Fleet Show, organised by Automotive Management's sister publication Fleet News.
##Jaguar badge--left## Prices for the new Jaguar X-Type, forecast to account for 50% of the brand's sales when it goes on sale on June 1, start at £22,000.<p>
With the sale of his Jaguar interests to Sytner Group, Clive Sutton is again representing only Chrysler Jeep. He talked to Tony Willard about his approach to relationships with carmakers.
Jaguar will build the new F-type at its Coventry plant, according to a company source at the Los Angeles show where it was unveiled.
##Jaguar badge--left## The Jaguar F-Type roadster has been given the production go-ahead - but it could be three years before it enters showrooms.
Prestige motor retailer Sytner has increased its ties with Jaguar with the acquisition of Clive Sutton (Racing Green) Limited in North London and the opening of new Jaguar dealerships in Barnes, South-west London and Stratford-Upon-Avon.
Jaguar today unveils the new S-Type Sport at the Bologna Motor Show in Italy.
Mercedes-Benz's well-publicised price cuts, though not quite what they may seem, were followed by reductions by Audi, BMW and Jaguar. The average Mercedes cut is claimed to be 9%, with as much as 25% off the S600L, down to £77,000. Automatic transmission becomes a £1,450 option where it was standard on cars like the C240 and E240.
Pendragon has increased its investment in continental Europe by buying two more Jaguar dealerships in Germany. The company paid £2.42m last week for two Auto Konig sites in Munich taking its total number of Jaguar dealerships in Germany to five. The other operations are in Frankfurt and Wiesbaden.
Jaguar has called on the Consumers' Association to produce evidence to support a damning survey finding on the “pricey” XJ saloon. A Which? press release, with the heading 'New Jaguars leave a quarter of owners stranded,' was challenged by the manufacturer.
TWR Jaguar, part of the Sytner Group, has appointed Alex Matschy as general sales manager at the Cumnor Hill, Oxford, dealership. The newly-created position is designed to strengthen TWR Jaguar's management team.
Jaguar is to fit its adaptive restraint technology system (ARTS) to 2001 model year XK series coupes and convertibles - but not increase prices. Ultrasonic sensors monitor the position and weight of the front passenger and measure the distance of the driver from the steering wheel.
Pendragon, the UK's biggest motor dealer with a £2bn-plus turnover, is on the way to becoming a global retailer after announcing expansion in the US and Germany.
Jaguar appears ready to accept multi-franchising with other members of Ford's Premier Automotive Group as it expands the dealer network ready for the launch of X400 next year.
Martin Dillow, business manager at Kent Jaguar dealership Lancaster Sevenoaks, is the first quarterly winner in this year's Award for Financial Excellence, sponsored by GE Capital Woodchester.
