In 1922, William Lyons and William
Walmsley began the Swallow Sidecar Company, also known as SS Cars
LTD. They originally made motorcycle sidecars and only moved to
vehicles later on. The Jaguar name first appeared in 1935 on a sport
model.
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| 1935 SS90 |
The end of World War II required the
company to change it's name to Jaguar, due to the bad connotations of
the SS abbreviation. The cars went on to win several races in the
1950s.
In 1966, the British Motor Corporation
purchased Jaguar, but the company was able to move away in 1984 as a
separate company. Price and quality of their vehicles increased
greatly throughout this period and they were again purchased in 1989,
by Ford. Ford greatly expanded Jaguar's inventory and range of
vehicles.
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| 2001 Jaguar S-Type |
However, in 2008, Ford announced plans
to sell Jaguar along with Land Rover to Tata Motors of India, who
currently own both companies.
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| 2015 Jaguar F-type |
Sources: Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaguar_Cars ; CarGurus, http://www.cargurus.com/Cars/2015-Jaguar-F-Type-Overview-c24291 ; Automotivated, http://www.automotivated.ca/13-fascinating-facts-about-the-jaguar-brand/
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