Jaguar launches first electric model after rebrand backlash
Jaguar has unveiled its first all-electric model at a New York launch, betting on a move upmarket after a controversial rebrand and facing a mixed reaction.
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Jaguar has launched its first model since announcing it would switch to an all-electric strategy. The vehicle was unveiled in New York last night, and the reaction was more mixed than the backlash that followed the firm's rebrand advert two years ago. That advert, launched in Miami in 2024, was expensive and ran for a long time. Critics said it did not explain what the brand was about, and it was widely described as woke. There was also criticism of the car.
The launch is a gamble. Jaguar is moving into a new market that is probably only just beginning, and nobody can be sure how big it will become. It is also moving further upmarket, into the luxury end rather than the premium end. The company's Solihull base sits near a driveway with a BMW, a Mercedes and an Audi, a reminder of the problem Jaguar has had. Middle managers and sales executives on the motorways have preferred those brands, which is part of why Jaguar is moving slightly upmarket.
Jobs and livelihoods are on the line. Professor David Bailey of Birmingham Business School said about 34,000 people work at JLR in the UK, with many more in the supply chain. Around 200,000 people in total depend on the company and its supply chain, he said. He added that JLR has to go electric, that this is the first of its new electric vehicles, and that a tremendous amount is riding on it and it has to work for the company.
Whether the market exists for Jaguar to make money from the move may not be settled in the UK, but in other markets over the next couple of years. A new all-electric Land Rover is also due to come down the line.
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| About 200,000 people are reported to depend on the supply chain. | |
| Jaguar is reported to be repositioning toward the luxury segment rather than the premium segment. | |
| Jaguar launched its first model after announcing a shift to an all-electric strategy. | |
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The segment was anchored around the Solihull factory and the gamble of moving Jaguar upmarket. It focused on jobs, the UK supply chain, and the mixed reaction to the New York launch, with a measured business tone. It did not give performance figures or design details.
- “it is a gamble for the company, Nina, because they're moving into a new market that is probably only just beginning”
- “Last night's launch in New York has prompted a more mixed reaction”
- “about 34,000 people work at JLR in the UK, many, many more in the supply chain”
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