The final internal combustion Jaguar models rolled off the line at Castle Bromwich, England on May 22, 2024, ending a long history of ICE vehicle production at the storied Jag factory. There are now only two Jaguar models in production as the division of JLR prepares to relaunch in the fall as a high-end, electric-only automaker.
The final models in production at Castle Bromwich were the F-Type, XF sedan, and XE sedan. All three are now discontinued. The very last vehicle to roll off the line was a dark Jaguar XE sedan, with a gas motor. The final versions of all three models were lined up as the factory shut down: the final XE sedan, the final XF wagon (a vehicle that was sold in the United States in very limited numbers from 2018-2020), and the final example of the iconic F-Type sports car.
There are two internal combustion Jaguar models still in production. The E-Pace, a small SUV, is built in Graz, Austria by contract carbuilder Magna Steyr. It utilizes the same PTA platform as the current Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport, but is not built on the Halewood, England line alongside them. The F-Pace, which shares underpinnings with the Range Rover Velar, is built at Land Rover's flagship factory in Solihull, England. These two models will continue production a little longer into 2024, bridging the time until the new all-electric Jags hit the market.
The all-electric Jaguar I-Pace also remains in production for a few more months. It's also built in Austria by Magna Steyr, but it will not survive the transition to a new EV platform as Jaguar looks to harmonize production in Britain with all-new technology. While it never took off as a serious contender in the EV space, it was the first large-scale production electric SUV to go against the Tesla Model Y in 2018. It may be best known at this point as the base vehicle for Waymo's autonomous vehicle experiments in San Francisco, where the vehicles have been criss-crossing the city for years now as a ride hailing service, in a massive driverless mobility experiment.
The next generation of Jaguar should launch soon, with the first new vehicle expected to be an electric four-door GT car, to debut later this year for production in 2025. It will be followed by two more models, to be announced in the future. The new vehicles will be built at Solihull alongside the Range Rover lineup.
As for the Castle Bromwich factory, these final combustion Jags are also the final complete vehicles to roll out of the factory. Castle Bromwich was built just before World War II, under the "shadow factory" program which prepared Britain for large-scale aircraft production. This same program is also the origin of Land Rover's Solihull factory. After the war, it was handed over to Fisher and Ludlow, a car body pressings sub-contractor, which used it as a stamping facility. (Among other things, it produced bulkheads for Series Land Rovers.) It produced some Jaguars from 1977, and became the primary factory in 1998 when Jaguar production moved from the historic Browns Lane factory. Now all production will be consolidated at Solihull's Lode Lane plant, which is very close by. Castle Bromwich will go back to its roots, and become an EV body panel stamping facility.
Soon we should have news of the new generation of electric Jags, as the song of the company's glorious V-12s, smooth six-cylinders, and roaring V8s fades into the distance.
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