British car manufacturer owned by Indian Tata Motors says it sold 425,006 vehicles last year \u2013 up 19%.<\/i><\/p>\n
Britain’s largest car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover<\/a>, owned by India’s biggest carmaker, Tata<\/a> Motors, has reported record-breaking global sales for 2013, the company has said.<\/p>\n Together the British brands sold 425,006 vehicles in 2013 \u2013 up 19% on 2012 \u2013 setting new sales records in 38 international markets.<\/p>\n In the UK, Jaguar sales were up 15% while Land Rover sales rose 13%.<\/p>\n Around the world, Land Rover represents the largest share of company sales with 348,383 sold in 2013, an increase of 15%.<\/p>\n But demand for the luxury Jaguar has surged over the last 12 months, almost doubling its international sales to 76,668.<\/p>\n Dr Ralf Speth, chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover, said: “2013 has proven to be a very positive year for Jaguar Land Rover thanks to continuing strong demand for vehicles across the range.”<\/p>\n The glowing sales report comes just days after the car giant launched the first phase of a recruitment drive to take on staff at its new engine manufacturing centre.<\/p>\n Around 600 jobs will be created over the next four years at the firm’s site near Wolverhampton in the West Midlands.<\/p>\n More than \u00a3500m is being invested in the centre, where low-emission engines will be built.<\/p>\n It also has design and manufacturing plants in Merseyside and Warwickshire and its head office is in Coventry.<\/p>\n The company said it supported more than 190,000 UK jobs through the supply chain, dealer network and “wider economy”.<\/p>\n