- Jaguar the British manufacturer (owned by Tata Motors) unveiled its new sedan from segment D, the XE. The vehicle in the carmaker’s range is in the segment below that of the XF and will compete with Premium sedans firmly established on the world market, such as the BMW 3 Series, Audi A4, Mercedes C-Class and incidentally the Volvo S60 and Lexus IS.

- The new XE model replaces the old Jaguar X Type range launched in 2001 in a sedan body and in an estate version in 2004 (the first Jaguar estate in history)  its total production reached 369 000 units, up until 2009, the date of its removal from the market (i.e. an average 45 000 units per year).

- While the old X Type was manufactured in Halewood on the platform of the Ford Mondeo, the new XE will be built in Solihull (this will be the first Jaguar to be produced on the historic site of Land Rover) on a new aluminium platform that will used on other models produced on this site, including the future Jaguar and Land Rover SUV.

- The XE will be equipped with 4-cylinder fuel and diesel engines (Ingenium type) and the V6 taken from the XF. It measures 4,67m long (against 4,96m for the XF), 1.85m wide and 1.41m high.

- Inovev expects a production of 50 000 vehicles in Europe. In comparison, the BMW 3 Series is produced at almost 400 000 units and Mercedes C-Class and the Audi A4 between 250 000 and 300 000 units. Jaguar XE could also be produced in China in the new Jaguar Land Rover plant in Changzhou (a plant with a capacity 80 000 Land Rover and 30 000 Jaguar).

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