JLR has been in the midst of a transformation, with one of its four brands, Jaguar, undergoing a dramatic renaissance with its new Type 01 all-electric grand tourer, and Range Rover introducing an all-electric variant of its flagship luxury SUV, along with an electric variant of the smaller Range Rover Sport. The Type 01 moves Jaguar significantly upmarket, with a six-figure price tag, over 1,000 horsepower, dual-motor all-wheel drive, and a dramatic four-seat interior layout with proportions that are virtually guaranteed to catch eyes and turn heads.
Meanwhile, the Range Rover Electric and Range Rover Sport Electric take a different approach to electrification, offering customers who love both celebrated models a vehicle that looks and drives nearly identical to their combustion counterparts, albeit with an all-electric powertrain. The launches of all three new EVs are some of the most important highlights of JLR’s second quarter of its 2027 fiscal year, which itself has already begun to show exciting results for the British automotive manufacturer.
Compared to the previous quarter, wholesale volumes grew for JLR both in the UK and overseas, which the manufacturer says offsets reductions that took place in China. Meanwhile, the same results show significant year-over-year improvement, indicating recovery from 2025’s cyber incident. In the quarter, the reported revenue of £5.9 billion represented a year-over-year increase of over 20 percent, and JLR also reported profit before tax for the quarter of £6 million, and £115 million for the first half of the year. Those numbers mark significant increases from losses reported last year.
JLR CEO PB Balaji commented, “JLR delivered positive operational profits in the second quarter and first half of the financial year, despite ongoing global challenges. We launched three new products: Range Rover Electric, Range Rover Sport Electric and the show stopping Jaguar Type 01 at a world premiere in New York. With the proposed arrival of Range Rover GT and a new electric Defender product in the new year, we are entering a phase of exciting product launches.”
As JLR moves into the second half of its fiscal year, deliveries of its latest luxury EVs, all built in Solihull, UK, are set to begin in early 2027. In addition, JLR has also announced that a new all-electric Defender vehicle will launch next year, along with the Range Rover GT, a new member of the Range Rover family. Both will be built in Halewood, UK, and will be based on JLR’s EMA architecture. JLR’s current and upcoming new vehicles are the result of a planned £15‑18 billion investment, of which £11.5 billion has been invested since 2024. With exciting new luxury EVs and cherished icons in its lineup, JLR’s celebrated collection of brands is looking to epitomize the future of automotive excellence with its latest vehicles.
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