Jaguar Land Rover to End Chinese Production
Jaguar Land Rover will cease ordering domestically produced models from its Chinese dealers in July 2026, ending local manufacturing. The move follows years of dealer losses and a shrinking distribution network.
Jaguar Land Rover will stop dealers in China from ordering domestically produced models starting July 2026, marking the end of the British luxury automaker's twelve-year local manufacturing venture in the country. This comes just four months after the final Range Rover Evoque L, a locally assembled vehicle, rolled off the Chery Jaguar Land Rover production line.
The decision signals the cessation of all Chinese-made Jaguar Land Rover vehicles. Models such as the Discovery Sport, Jaguar XEL, and XFL have already been phased out of production in preceding months in preparation for the complete halt.
Jaguar Land Rover's franchised dealers in China have reported substantial financial losses on locally produced vehicles. According to multiple dealer sources, the average loss per domestically manufactured car has been around 30,000 yuan (approximately $4,100 USD) over the past decade. Previously, the automaker's sales policies tied allocations of higher-margin imported vehicles to the purchase of domestic models, forcing dealers to absorb these losses.
The dealer network has also significantly contracted. The company peaked at approximately 240 dealers nationwide in 2018. Currently, only around 90 dealers remain actively taking orders from the manufacturer, representing a reduction of nearly 60%.