- Third Quarter revenue of £6.5bn, up 13% year on year
- Retail sales of 149,288 vehicles , up 8.5% led by strong demand for Jaguar F-PACE, Jaguar XF and Land Rover Discovery Sport
- Profit before tax of £255 million and positive free cash flow of £54 million after £926 million of investment
Coventry UK, 14th February 2017: Jaguar Land Rover Automotive plc, the UK’s largest car manufacturer, today reported a 13% increase in revenues to £6.5bn with strong customer demand in the three months to December 31, 2016.
Total retail sales of 149,288 vehicles, up 8.5% year-on-year, were a record for the third quarter with higher volumes in China, (up 38.4% including sales from the China joint venture), North America (up 19.8%) and Europe (up 7.0%) led by strong sales of Discovery Sport, Jaguar F-PACE and the Jaguar XF (including the new long wheelbase Jaguar XFL in China).
Jaguar retailed 45,364 vehicles, up 90.3% as sales of the F-PACE continued to grow and demand for the long wheel base XFL in China increased.
Land Rover retailed 103,924 vehicles, down 8.7%, with strong sales of the Discovery Sport more than offset by the run-out of the outgoing Discovery, ahead of the start of sales of the all-new Discovery later in the fourth quarter.
Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover Chief Executive Officer, said: “Continuing expansion and innovation in our compelling product range have driven up global revenues and retail unit sales, led by the Jaguar F-PACE, Jaguar XF, and Land Rover Discovery Sport.
“Models such as the all-new Discovery mark the latest step in our investment programme, which will underpin long-term profitable, sustainable growth.”
Third quarter profit before tax (“PBT”) was £255 million, primarily reflecting the run-out of the Discovery ahead of the new model, unfavourable foreign exchange revaluation, higher marketing expense and depreciation and amortization, partially offset by further recoveries related to the 2015 Tianjin Port explosion. PBT for the first nine months of 2016/17 was £934 million, down slightly from the £980 million in the nine months of the prior year.
Free cash flow was positive £54 million in the quarter after £926 million of total investment spending.
Notes to editors
- Jaguar Land Rover is investing £3.5 billion annually to extend its model range and manufacturing footprint, including the investment in a new plant in Slovakia and recently launched models including the all-new Discovery, Range Rover Evoque Convertible and Chinese-market Jaguar XFL.
- Over the past six years, Jaguar Land Rover has doubled sales and employment, more than tripled turnover, and invested more than £15 billion in new product creation and capital expenditure.
- The company will invest heavily in new products and facilities in Fiscal 2017 and beyond.
- Jaguar Land Rover is one of the UK’s largest exporters and generates around 80% of its revenue from exports.
