Jaguar Land Rover says sales plunged 13.2%

[Cirrus]

It has nothing to do with Brexit - please move to general.

I agree. JLR has mainly been hit in China. There has been a drop in Europe but the likes of Mercedes have been worse hit - mainly by having to change their poluting engines in a rush. From memory, UK sales are not down much at all, probably less than everyone else.

It is interesting that the media don't seem to be ofering any insight as to why JLR has caught a cold.

[Old Greg]

I agree. JLR has mainly been hit in China. There has been a drop in Europe but the likes of Mercedes have been worse hit - mainly by having to change their poluting engines in a rush. From memory, UK sales are not down much at all, probably less than everyone else.

It is interesting that the media don't seem to be ofering any insight as to why JLR has caught a cold.

But the Brexiteers were celebrating the trashing of sterling as an export opportunity for the manufacturing sector.

[darmstadt]

I agree. JLR has mainly been hit in China. There has been a drop in Europe but the likes of Mercedes have been worse hit - mainly by having to change their poluting engines in a rush. From memory, UK sales are not down much at all, probably less than everyone else.

It is interesting that the media don't seem to be ofering any insight as to why JLR has caught a cold.

Are you sure about that? These are the figures for EU/EFTA 2016-2017 and you might notice that the only groups who had a decrease in sales were Ford, GM, Mazda, Honda, Mitsubishi and...JLR. Everyone had an increase on sales.

2017 (Full Year) Europe: Best-Selling Car Manufacturers and Brands - Car Sales Statistics

Worldwide seems to also bear this out:

[Cirrus]

Are you sure about that? These are the figures for EU/EFTA 2016-2017

I don't want to be picky but the rest of us have moved on since two years ago. A lot of water has gone under the bridge.

[darmstadt]

I don't want to be picky but the rest of us have moved on since two years ago. A lot of water has gone under the bridge.

So you have the figures for 2017-2018 then?

[LondonManc]

Diesels have taken a hit across the board. Porsche will no longer be putting diesel power plants in their motors and people are turning away from it in general, especially with an increasing push towards hybrids and eventually electric. That with the fun people have with Jaguar DPFs if you're not doing the mileage and several of JLRs offerings in the top ten most nicked vehicles, there's less and less appeal. Wouldn't mind an ipace or fpace but don't fancy the price tag when comparing them to other offerings at the same price.