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Jaguar is a British sports car and luxury vehicle brand owned by Tata Motors and operating under the merged division Jaguar Land Rover. Its business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars, and the company name changed from SS Cars to Jaguar Cars in 1945. It merged with the British Motor Corporation in 1966 and with Leyland Motor Corporation in 1968 to become British Leyland, was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1984 after being spun off, was acquired by Ford in 1990, and was sold to Tata Motors in 2008. At the operating company level, Jaguar Cars was merged with Land Rover in 2013.

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Founded Year
1922 1
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Source Wikipedia: Jaguar Cars

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Source Jaguar XJR-16 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar XJR-16 is an IMSA GTP sports prototype race car, with the aim of competing, from 1991, in the IMSA GT Championship.

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Source Jaguar XJR-17 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar XJR-17 was an IMSA Lights racing car, built by Tom Walkinshaw Racing.

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Source Jaguar XJR-8 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The XJR-8 was a race car built by Jaguar for campaigning in the World Sportscar Championship and the 24 Hours of Le Mans as part of Group C.

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Source Jaguar XJR-9 (Wikipedia)Lead, body style
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The Jaguar XJR-9 is a sports-prototype race car built by Jaguar for both FIA Group C and IMSA Camel GTP racing.

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Source Jaguar XJS (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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Its final iteration, produced from 1991 to 1996, was manufactured after Jaguar was acquired by Ford, who introduced numerous modifications – and eliminated the hyphen in the name, marketing Jaguar's longest-running model simply as the XJS.

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Source Jaguar XK (X100) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar XK8 (project code X100) is a grand tourer launched by Jaguar Cars in 1996, and was the first generation of a new XK series.

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Source Jaguar XK (X150) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar XK (project code X150) is the second and final generation of the Jaguar XK 2+2 grand tourer manufactured and marketed by British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars under the X150 internal designation.

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Source Jaguar XK 180 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar XK 180 is a concept car created by the British car manufacturer Jaguar Cars to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the XK car and to show the world the skills of Jaguar stylists, craftsmen and engineers.

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Source Jaguar XK120 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Jaguar XK120 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1948 and 1954.

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Source Jaguar XK140 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Jaguar XK140 is a sports car manufactured by Jaguar between 1954 and 1957 as the successor to the XK120.

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Source Jaguar XK150 (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Jaguar XK150 is a sports car produced by Jaguar between 1957 and 1961 as the successor to the XK140.

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Source Jaguar XK (X100) (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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launched by Jaguar Cars in 1996

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Source Jaguar XK (X150) (Wikipedia)Lead
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manufactured and marketed by British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars

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Source Jaguar XK (X150) (Wikipedia)Lead
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manufactured and marketed by British automobile manufacturer Jaguar Cars

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Source Jaguar XKSS (Wikipedia)Lead
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The Jaguar XKSS is a road-going version of the Jaguar D-Type racing car, initially built in 1957.

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Source Jaguar X-Type (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The Jaguar X-Type is a compact executive car that was manufactured and marketed by Jaguar Cars from 2001 to 2009 for a single generation.

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Source SS 1 (Wikipedia)The Company
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In 1945 SS Cars changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited.

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Source SS Cars (Wikipedia)Lead
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S. S. Cars Limited changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited 23 March 1945.

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Source SS 90 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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The SS 90 is a British sports car that was built by SS Cars in Coventry, England, in 1935. In 1945, the company changed its name to Jaguar.

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Source SS Jaguar 100 (Wikipedia)Lead, manufacturer
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In March 1945 the S. S. Cars shareholders agreed to change the name to Jaguar Cars Limited.

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Source SS Cars (Wikipedia)Lead
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S. S. Cars Limited changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited 23 March 1945.

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Source SS Cars (Wikipedia)Lead
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S. S. Cars Limited changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited 23 March 1945.

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Source SS Cars (Wikipedia)Lead
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S. S. Cars Limited changed its name to Jaguar Cars Limited 23 March 1945.

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1. Wikipedia: Jaguar Cars
  • Lead
    Jaguar's business was founded as the Swallow Sidecar Company in 1922, originally making motorcycle sidecars before developing bodies for passenger cars.
  • Lead [company-type-category]
    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).
  • Operates In: Automotive Industry, Lead [operates-in]
    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).
  • Subsidiary Of: Jaguar Land Rover, Lead [subsidiary-of]
    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).
  • In Group: Automobiles and Components Companies in Europe, Lead section
    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).
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Lanchester Motor Company (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Lanchester Motor Company, Lead
Quote, Parent Company Of: Lanchester Motor Company, Lead
So, with Daimler, Lanchester became part of Jaguar Cars in 1960.
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Guy Motors (Wikipedia)
Parent Company Of: Guy Motors, History
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William Lyons, managing director of Jaguar, acquired the company for £800,000.
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