| Jaguar, the English automobile company specializing on the manufacturing of automobiles of a "Deluxe" class is an independent branch of Ford Motors.
The existence of the company began in the 20s of the 20th century. At that time its name was Swallow Sidecar and made carriages for motorcycles. It did not bring great income, and then the firm changed its specialization by manufacturing the component parts for the Austin 7.
After an execution of a big order in 1927 the income allowed the company to expand the manufacturing of the component parts for the models Fiat 509A, Morris Cowley, Wolseley Hornet, and then began the project to design and develop new models of automobiles themselves.
Huge popularity was received for the models Jaguar SS90 and Jaguar SS100, which were named by the founder of the firm, William Lajonsom.
In middle of the 20th century the company replaced the name on the Jaguar as the initials of the company SS were associated after the II world war with fascist modes.
At the same time the Jaguar Mk VII was released, for which the capacity of the engine was increased up to 190 hp.
In 1950 Jaguar began cooperation with the firm Dejmler, which produced automobiles closer to the Jaguar class. Since 1960 Deimler became a part of the Jaguar company. The company, which faced difficulties with sales began in 1966 became a part of British Motors. Since that time, Jaguar models have become very popular.
By the 1960s, Jaguar wins the American market with their models Jaguar XK150 and XK150 Roadster with an engine capacity up to 3.4 liters.
From 1960 to 1980 a series of sports models and also sedans with increased quality were produced and offered for a high price.
At the end of 1960, the model Jaguar with the modernized engine having 6 cylinders was produced. A bit later, in the beginning of the 1970s, the production of the Jaguar XJ12 having an engine with 12 cylinders with a capacity of 311 hp was started. From 1968 to 1983, the following models were produced: Jaguar XJ8 - a sedan, XJR 4.0 Super Charged, Jaguar XJ - the compartment closed model, Jaguar XJ-S for the first time the AJ6 engine was fitted in it. In 1988 the new model which has again received huge popularity, the Jaguar XJ220 was produced, however later it was changed, and shown in modernization in Tokyo at an automobile exhibition.
At the end of 1980, the branch of the company Jaguar Sport for making the sports models of automobiles was opened. Then Jaguar became a branch of the firm Ford.
At the end of 1990, the sports model automobile a compartment variant and also a cabriolet were shown in Switzerland in an exhibition.
In 2000-2004 the automobiles of mark Jaguar again took part in races in Formula - 1 as team "Jaguar" using the engines "Cosvort". Especially for this purpose, automobiles of the model F-type Concept and Silver stone were produced.
Land Rover is an automobile company, which is producing exclusive automobiles with a full drive.
History:
The company was founded in 1948. English bicycle firm Rover in Coventry had produced the first automobile (in the beginning - electric) in 1888. And since 1904, the firm began to produce petrol based automobiles - basically light automobiles of the middle class.
For the first time, the firm produced cross-country vehicles in 1948 under the mark Land Rover. The model was repeatedly modernized, had various bodies, a wheel base of 88 or 109 , and also four, six and eight-cylinder petrol or diesel engines.
Models:
Land Rover 109
Defender
Freelander
Discovery
Range Rover.
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Ford Motor Company sold Jaguar and Land Rover car businesses to India's Tata Motors Ltd. for $2.3 billion. The decision to sell these two car brands comes at a difficult financial time for Ford which wants to concentrate on its major brand and increase Ford's auto market share. The sale price of Jaguar and Land Rover is only half of what Ford paid for these brands - it bought Jaguar for $2.5 billion in 1989 and Land Rover for $2.7 billion in 2000.
India's Tata Motors company was in the news just recently with its $2.500 car model that is made from cheap materials and "should be affordable for everyone".
