Private company

Jaguar Cars

Car marque owned by Jaguar Land Rover and former British car company

Jaguar (UK: , US: ) is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors, Operating under the merged division Jaguar Land Rover Limited (JLR). Jaguar's business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1934Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersCoventry1
  • Legal formlimited company1

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The story

Founded by William Lyons in 1934.1

Leadership

Who has led Jaguar Cars, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Products and brands

  • car
  • passenger car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

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Acquisitions

  1. 1960Acquired Daimler Company1
  2. Succeeded Daimler Company1
  3. Succeeded Lanchester Motor Company1

Timeline

  1. Dec 31, 2012Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2008Acquired Acquired by Tata Motors Limited1
  3. 1990Acquired Acquired by Ford Motor Company1
  4. 1968Acquired Acquired by British Leyland1
  5. 1934Founded Founded1

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