Jaguar XJ (electric)

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Jaguar XJ (electric)
Overview
ManufacturerJaguar Land Rover
ProductionCancelled
AssemblyUnited Kingdom: Castle Bromwich
Body and chassis
Classluxury battery-electric
LayoutDual motor 4WD
PlatformJaguar Land Rover MLA
Powertrain
Electric motor2 x Permanent Magnet Synchronous Electric Motors
Battery? kW·h lithium ion
Chronology
PredecessorJaguar XJ (X351)

The electric Jaguar XJ was a battery-electric luxury saloon car due to be launched in 2021 by British car company Jaguar Land Rover under their Jaguar marque. It was to supersede the XJ (X351), the last example of which was built in July 2019. In February 2021, however, CEO Thierry Bolloré announced that this car was canceled as part of Jaguar's "Reimagine" plan,[1] although the XJ name may be revived at a later date.[2]

Overview[]

On 5 July 2019, the last day of production of their XJ (X351) car at their Castle Bromwich site, Jaguar Land Rover announced that they intended to build its replacement, an all-electric luxury saloon car, at the same plant.[3] A teaser image of the model was shown at the 2019 Frankfurt Auto Show.[4] The car was originally expected to be launched in 2020.[5] According to The Verge, the new model was being "developed by the same team that created the I-Pace" and JLR were planning to make a "new range" of electrified vehicles at the plant.[6] The project was codenamed X391.[7]

JLR had planned to update the Castle Bromwich plant to produce the car on the company's new Modular Longitudinal Architecture (MLA).[3] The plan to build the electric Jaguar XJ saloon, replacing the manufacturing of the conventional XJ at this plant, was viewed as essential for "safeguarding the jobs of 2,500 people" (or 2,700 people, according to BBC News).[8][5] Manufacturing of the new model had been expected to start in autumn 2019, after a significant investment in upgrades to the facility.[8] David Bailey, a professor of business economics at Birmingham Business School, claimed that, without the new electric model, the Castle Bromwich plant would "effectively be dead".[5]

At the same time as the electric XJ was cancelled, JLR announced that it would "end mass production of cars at (Castle Bromwich) before 2025".[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "Jaguar Land Rover Reimagines the Future of Modern Luxury by Design" (Press release). Gaydon, UK. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 4 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Electric Jaguar XJ Canceled at the Last Minute". 16 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Burgess, Rachel (5 July 2019). "Electric Jaguar XJ confirmed, to be built at Castle Bromwich". Autocar. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  4. ^ Ewing, Steven (11 September 2019). "Jaguar teases electric XJ during Land Rover Defender debut". Roadshow. Retrieved 5 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ a b c Jack, Simon (5 July 2019). "Jaguar Land Rover announces electric car investment". BBC News. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  6. ^ O'Kane, Sean (5 July 2019). "Jaguar's next EV will be an electric XJ sedan". The Verge. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  7. ^ Opelt, Andy. "Andy Opelt". LinkedIn.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ a b Jolly, Jasper (5 July 2019). "Jaguar Land Rover to build electric XJ car at Castle Bromwich plant". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 July 2019.
  9. ^ "Jaguar Land Rover's low-carbon plans end mass production at Castle Bromwich plant". 15 February 2021.

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