Cruise Around in a Luxurious Jaguar
The Jaguar name brings up images of luxury sports cars, yet the company makes spectacular sedans and coupes to-die-for. It was originally founded in 1922 as the Swallow Sidecar Company making motorcycle sidecars before expanding into the vehicle market. After World War II the name changed to Jaguar to make sure people did not misunderstand the SS initials with the super powerful SS security branch of the Third Reich (Schutz-Staffel). In 1966, the company was sold to The British Motor Corporation. Years later, after merging and de-merging with Leyland Motors, it was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was finally purchased by the Ford company in 1990. Today, the cars are designed in the Whitely plant in Coventry and Gaydon in Warwickshire and manufactured in the Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich assembly. Last fall, Jaguar Land Rover announced that it will construct a $160 million development center in Warwick, UK to develop vehicles of the future. We can’t wait as...