Jaguar cars are classically a British auto offering, and though the company has changed hands, the production plants for Jaguar are still in the UK.
The original Jaguar developed from another company, the Swallow Sidecar Company, which was located in Blackpool, England. Swallow eventually moved to Coventry, where Jaguar was produced for several decades.
After WWII, the Jaguar production plant location was moved to Brown's Lane. In recent years, this plant was shuttered, and production moved to two locations: Castle Bromwich in Birmingham and Halewood in Liverpool. These two locations have shared the production of the various Jaguar models, including the XK, X-Type and S-Type, that help maintain the brand as a popular luxury car for buyers all over the world.
In 1989, the Ford motor company purchased Jaguar, and held it until 2008, when it was resold to Indian auto maker Tata Motors. The Jaguar division was packaged along with the Land Rover line of vehicles, which Tata now also owns. The bottom line is that, though the Jaguar company has not been in British ownership for many years, production still continues to be located within the UK. However, rumors abound of new plant locations for the company, as executives make statements about the future of Jaguar. Along with plans to compete in offering environmentally sound solutions to a worldwide customer base. There are also indications that in the future, current UK plants may decrease or cease operations. However, for the moment, Jaguar cars are produced within the UK and shipped to their global clients.
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I have been in retail for most of my life. And during that time, I have seen what prices stores actually pay for products and services, and what the vendor price is, as well as the middleman price and markup price.
I have also worked at the world headquarters for a global company in the purchasing department.
This has allowed me to devise a basic system for how much it actually costs to build an item, as opposed to the extravagant and obsessive price hike that is asked for said item. And I can tell you that prices all over are "gouging prices". Meaning that companies are not regulated for the prices they charge for what they sell or make, and are able to charge any price they want. Such is the fact with Apple products. "Luxury" or "high end" products are marked up even more, just because of their "name". (by the way, it costs Apple Company about $40.00 or less to build one of their $600.00 phones)
Jaguar automobiles is one of these "luxury" named automobiles. When Ford bought Jaguar, they pretty much ruined the line. They imposed cheap Mexican parts to be integrated into the production, as well as cut corners to make more profit. The Jaguar line suffered, and has still not fully recovered from Ford fucking over this brand.
I know nothing of the current owners of Jaguar, but the "look" has improved.....I have not heard anything about quality though. If I am to go by the India made products I do know about, then Jaguar is still made with cheap parts and not worth the extravagant prices you are paying for a "name".
If you have an older model Jag (at least 10 years old or older), and it is in very good shape, then you might want to research some Jaguar collectors/appreciation sites. Sometimes the best way to sell something that has devalued, is to sell it to someone who actually appreciates the brand.
If you are spending more in maintenance than it would cost to be making monthly payments for a new vehicle, then you are screwing yourself over. I would suggest, if you do like your Jag and would really like to keep it for a while, clean it up and have it repaired to as close to perfect as you can possibly get it. Rent a storage space made for vehicles, and place it in storage, with a car cover over it. (You will need to start it up once a week to help keep the engine from freezing up over time) This will allow you to keep the vehicle until the market gets back to the status level at which you can ask the price you want to ask for it. Or you can just keep it around until you get to retirement age, then sell it for whatever you can get for it. Of course, you have to determine if the costs of keeping said item in storage is worth it or not.
In the past, it has been said that vehicles (ALL vehicles) devalue $1,000 once you drive them off the lot. This is false information. Vehicles actually depreciate/devalue between $5,000 and $10,000 dollars once driven off the lot and there is over 100 miles on the odometer.
Lets take a brand new 2013 XJ Sedan. Factory suggested sale price is around $72,000. Actual dealer price is around (actual selling price) $65,000. Once driven off the lot and has at least 100 miles on the odometer, the "Blue Book" price is around $58,000. It has devalued at least $7,000.
(and in reality, it only costs the car manufacturer about that much, or less, to build that vehicle)
People who buy new vehicles NEVER take this into consideration. Anyone who knows HOW to buy a new vehicle, knows how to get the REAL dealer price for a new vehicle. Anyone who knows how to haggle the dealer, knows how to get the automatic depreciation price removed from the sales price.
Most people don't know how to purchase a home and save money, much less purchase a new vehicle and save all that money. Thats why these industries charge exorbitant amounts for what they produce, because they have the public brainwashed into believing their hype and lies.
People who can afford it, buy vehicles for the "name" and the "hype". ALL vehicles are made from the SAME materials....they are just pressed and molded into different shapes. Other than that, they are all the same.
If you want to buy something for "looks" or "prestige", then make sure you have the money to be taking care of it. Maintenance fee's are a bitch and can bleed you dry, like a egotistical, self-centered, spoiled brat.
Along with all of this information, there is also information that sites like Kelly Blue Book do not have listed on their selling information, to get the correct price for a used vehicle. I do NOT go by KBB, but for some reason, this scam site has people believing they are the "right" source for divining a price for a used vehicle.
If you do not know HOW to sell a used vehicle, you are just screwing yourself out of money. Just as there are certain ways to buy a new vehicle, there are ways to sell used vehicles. People who cannot be bothered to learn either, are always screwed out of money, and taken advantage of.
Unfortunately, this is one of those life lessons where you need to know "how to play the game" or get fucked over and ripped off all of your life.
I know that is no answer for you, but I'm in a "preachy" mood this morning. At least you have some usable information now. What you do with it is up to you.