Jaguar's Next Chapter, A Calculated or Suicidal Move?

[RadX]

RIP

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DM3QCHPMsnl/?img_index=7&igsh=MTQ0YjdlbGZyanJtNA==

[Mkl22]

On 8/3/2025 at 12:24 PM, RadX said:

RIP

 

https://www.instagram.com/p/DM3QCHPMsnl/?img_index=7&igsh=MTQ0YjdlbGZyanJtNA==

Good riddance! Should have died a long long time ago. Wonder how much did the British govt pump in. 🤣

British pride…. 🤣 

 

Edited August 3, 2025 by Mkl22

[Volvobrick]

On 8/3/2025 at 1:02 PM, Mkl22 said:

Good riddance! Should have died a long long time ago. Wonder how much did the British govt pump in. 🤣

British pride…. 🤣 

"No car, no men, no clue" ..... 

Truly funny, funnily true! 

[Beregond]

On 8/3/2025 at 1:02 PM, Mkl22 said:

Good riddance! Should have died a long long time ago. Wonder how much did the British govt pump in. 🤣

British pride…. 🤣 

it turn out 

No, Jaguar has not been sold to Geely. A recent report claiming that Tata Motors had sold Jaguar to Geely was false and later revealed to be an April Fool's joke. Both Tata Motors and Jaguar Land Rover confirmed the report was inaccurate, according to Times Now and Times Drive. 

🤣

[ER-3682]

@RadX RIP together with Queen Elizabeth.

[ER-3682]

On 8/3/2025 at 1:02 PM, Mkl22 said:

Good riddance! Should have died a long long time ago. Wonder how much did the British govt pump in. 🤣

British pride…. 🤣 

 

Same as Rover,Honda & BMW also failed to save them.

[Mkl22]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:18 PM, ER-3682 said:

Same as Rover,Honda & BMW also failed to save them.

Deep seated culture of unions and laziness. 

[ER-3682]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:20 PM, Mkl22 said:

Deep seated culture of unions and laziness. 

Agreed,every U.K. Brands died because of this,inc Tools & Hardware.

[inlinesix]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:25 PM, ER-3682 said:

Agreed,every U.K. Brands died because of this,inc Tools & Hardware.

Not really.

Brompton is thriving.

[ER-3682]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:37 PM, inlinesix said:

Not really.

Brompton is thriving.

But is it still 100% British Made..?

[inlinesix]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:38 PM, ER-3682 said:

But is it still 100% British Made..?

Factory in Greenford.

Edited August 3, 2025 by inlinesix

[ER-3682]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:40 PM, inlinesix said:

Factory in Greenford.

Parts from China & Taiwan.?

[inlinesix]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:42 PM, ER-3682 said:

Parts from China & Taiwan.?

They use a lot of proprietary parts which is made in UK.

Maybe rim and tyre from Taiwan.

Even Shimano and SRAM parts are coming from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and China.

[ER-3682]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:46 PM, inlinesix said:

They use a lot of proprietary parts which is made in UK.

Maybe rim and tyre from Taiwan.

Even Shimano and SRAM parts are coming from Taiwan, Singapore, Malaysia and China.

So it is just Assembly Plant,nothing great about it....very soon,everything will be MIC,Ship Over for Assembly.

[inlinesix]

On 8/3/2025 at 6:49 PM, ER-3682 said:

So it is just Assembly Plant,nothing great about it....very soon,everything will be MIC,Ship Over for Assembly.

Well, you are wrong.

Almost everything is made in UK.

They refuse MIC for a long time 

[107fan]

On 8/3/2025 at 12:05 PM, Hamburger said:

I wonder how many has owned a Jag before after the JLR group was formed.

 

While it's not the perfect car, I would rather be what the Chinese would say and drive a usual boring and so called reliable car.

宁为玉碎 不为瓦全

Such a distinctive, 2 camps of thought

On one hand, you have the rare group that still drives the pre-JLR XJs. The 1986-2005 XJs are still very attractive and regal looking full sized sedans, to me at least. I still see X350 XJs fairly frequently today. They definitely stand out from the typical 7 series/S classes.

On the other hands, the "boring" Camrys/Lexuses and old Kompressors. 😆

[107fan]

It's a complete anomaly to drive a 20 year old Jaguar in Singapore today.

• Unreliable, not fuel efficient, high road tax, lack of Jaguar specialists and workshops. 
• A E class/A6/5 series will always make more sense in any way, than a Jaguar.

And yet, I hope these 20 years old Jaguars get renewed and not scrapped. The road presence is just unique.

That's the thing about cars in Singapore. It is not a rational hobby 😄

[ER-3682]

On 8/19/2025 at 2:14 AM, 107fan said:

It's a complete anomaly to drive a 20 year old Jaguar in Singapore today.

• Unreliable, not fuel efficient, high road tax, lack of Jaguar specialists and workshops. 
• A E class/A6/5 series will always make more sense in any way, than a Jaguar.

And yet, I hope these 20 years old Jaguars get renewed and not scrapped. The road presence is just unique.

That's the thing about cars in Singapore. It is not a rational hobby 😄

You buy 1,pay PQP & Keep,show it to MyCarForum..