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Article: Jaguar on the prowl with Vanden Plas.(Auto Showcase)(Evaluation)
- Article from:
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL)
- Article date:
- May 20, 2000
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Background: When luxury-automaker Jaguar first started exporting cars from England in the late 1930s, only 889 were earmarked for regions outside of Great Britain. Of those only a smidgen landed in North America. Today, North America represents Jaguar's largest single market with sales accounting for 48 percent of 1998 production. In all Jaguar operates in more than 60 markets worldwide. All Jaguars are assembled in England. The United States is home to 136 authorized Jaguar dealers. Jaguar was acquired by Ford Motor Company in December of 1989.
Jaguar offers three rear-wheel-drive car lines in the United States: the all-new 2000 S-TYPE, introduced in the spring ...
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Article: JAGUAR XJR, VANDEN PLAS: SOMETHING FOR EVERYONE
Herald-News (Joliet, IL);
June 14, 1998 ;
700+ words
... ... s XJ series sedans for '98. The Vanden Plas, one of two models in this series with ... speed automatic transmission. The Vanden Plas driver settles for a "mere" 290 horsepower ... The XJR begins at $67,400 and the Vanden Plas at $63,800. There are few factory ...
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