Jaguar is owned by Tata Motors (India, NSE: TATAMOTORS), which acquired the brand on 2 June 2008 from Ford.[1][2] Jaguar was founded in 1935 in Coventry and was independent until 2008.
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Jaguar has been British-built since 1935 and Indian-owned since 2008, having previously belonged to British Leyland and then Ford. Its E-Type was described by Enzo Ferrari as the most beautiful car ever made, and the marque is now moving to electric only.
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Tata Motors acquired Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford for about $2.3 billion in cash. Ford had paid roughly $2.5 billion for Jaguar in 1989 and $2.7 billion for Land Rover in 2000, so it sold both together for less than it had paid for either.
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The parent company of Jaguar is Tata Motors, a publicly listed company headquartered in India.
Jaguar originated in the United Kingdom in 1935, but it is owned today by Tata Motors, which is headquartered in India. So Jaguar is a British-origin brand under Indian ownership.
Tata Motors completed its acquisition of Jaguar on 2 June 2008, after announcing the deal on 26 March 2008.
Jaguar was an independent company from its founding in 1935 in Coventry until Tata Motors acquired it in 2008.
Yes. As of 8 September 2026, Jaguar is still owned by Tata Motors. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
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