Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, based at Whitley, Coventry, with two UK production plants at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham and Halewood, Merseyside. It was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in Blackpool in 1922, changing to SS Cars Ltd in 1934 in Coventry, and finally becoming Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945, followed by several subsequent changes of ownership. The name is pronounced /ˈdʒægjuːɚ/ "jag-u-ar" (except for in North America where it is pronounced {dʒægwɑr}) with the term "Jag" being used colloquially. Jaguar Cars Ltd Type Subsidiary of Tata Motors Founded 1922 Founder Sir William Lyons Key people Ratan Tata, ChairmanGeoff Polites, CEOMike O'Driscoll, Managing Director Industry Automotive Products Automobile Employees 10,000 Parent Tata Motors Website www.jaguar.com
Jaguar
Jaguar Cars Limited is a luxury car manufacturer, based at Whitley, Coventry, with two UK production plants at Castle Bromwich, Birmingham and Halewood, Merseyside. It was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in Blackpool in 1922, changing to SS Cars Ltd in 1934 in Coventry, and finally becoming Jaguar Cars Ltd in 1945, followed by several subsequent changes of ownership.
The name is pronounced /ˈdʒægjuːɚ/ "jag-u-ar" (except for in North America where it is pronounced {dʒægwɑr}) with the term "Jag" being used colloquially.
Jaguar Cars Ltd Type Subsidiary of Tata Motors Founded 1922 Founder Sir William Lyons Key people Ratan Tata, Chairman
Geoff Polites, CEO
Mike O'Driscoll, Managing Director Industry Automotive Products Automobile Employees 10,000 Parent Tata Motors Website www.jaguar.com