Jaguar ceasing ICE production in 2024

[leadfoot4]

Just saw, online, an article published by 'Car&Driver' magazine, which stated that Jaguar sales have slowed, and as a reaction to this, they're going to end production of ICE powered cars, by the end of 2024. Just wondering if this will increase the value of current Jags, or drive it lower.....

[RetireinPA]

TATA wants to ditch it, but no one is buying as the product line is 9+ years old. they can roll the E line into their own brand but the volume is so low. According to a group of jaguar dealers, all orders after a certain point are cancelled - ALL. And an entirely new lineup - maybe - will debut in 2026


from the dealers:

I’ve got some news for you that I’m sure will disappoint so my apologies. The reason Jaguar did not convert your order is because they are shutting down production of all models by June. I’m sure you had heard that their plan was to go ultra-luxury with an all-new all electric line up in 2025, which currently is now postponed until 2026. New reports suggest that JLR is working towards splitting the brands and it appears that their parent company, TATA Motors, is in the process of spinning Jaguar off to sell it as a separate business unit. My guess is they’ll find a Chinese backer looking to enter the market with some brand recognition. Their plan is for low volume production in the future that doesn’t fully support the existing dealer network. They have been actively pursuing dealers to turn back their Jaguar franchises as they will only be producing around 9,000 vehicles annually. They’ve gone from 187 dealers in 2022 to 141 dealers currently, and are looking to have only 90 in total. With 90 dealers and 9,000 cars that’s only 100 cars per dealer per year, or 8.25 per month. It’s simply not a sustainable business model.

[DannyHobkins]

Good way to go out of business.

[leadfoot4]

My wife LOVED her Jaguars, but after some careful consideration, we decided to eliminate the possibility of owning a couple of "orphan cars", after having that experience once before. So we bid farewell to our beloved Jags............

[M3 Mitch]

Well, while it's not a daily driver, my 1972 MG-B is well supported by aftermarket parts and at least one specialist workshop within 40 miles.

I have heard that parts availability is better now than when British Leyland was in business.

That said, I can maintain and repair this simple car myself, not so sure about a recent model Jag.

[leadfoot4]

Originally Posted by M3 Mitch

.....That said, I can maintain and repair this simple car myself, not so sure about a recent model Jag.

You got THAT right!!

At my age of 72, I've been working on my own cars for over 50 years, and have done some pretty serious mechanical work in that time frame. However, as we all know, much of the repair work is no longer mechanical, it's electrical, and that's just not in my realm of expertise. Secondly, my ancient body can't wriggle into the tight spaces, both under the hood, as well as under the dashboard, as it used to!

But as an example of what I was facing, we had a 2016 Jag XJ-L sedan. Beautiful car, with only 16,000 miles on it. That particular era of the X351 series cars, has a funky pair of "coolant pipes" that were both plastic, as well as failure prone. We were lucky, in that over the 8 years we owned the car, they didn't fail.

Yes, the aftermarket "came to the rescue", so to speak, by developing cast aluminum replacement parts. Problem is, a dealer won't install them, because they're "non factory parts", there weren't any independent shops that had much Jaguar experience, and to tackle the job by myself was just too much to attempt. If for no other reason than the supercharger has to be removed from the engine, and I doubt that one person could do that by themselves.

So, we sold the car while it still looked really good, and ran well, therefore was still worth a decent amount of money.