Jaguar Land Rover morphs into JLR

Jaguar Land Rover has unveiled its new corporate identity after the decision to separate its brands.

Jaguar, Range Rover, Discovery and Defender will become individual marques in a house of brands organisation, though they continue to be sold alongside one another. The new brand identity eschews the “Jaguar Land Rover” mouthful in favour of a simpler “JLR”. 

Previously, the company logo was the green Land Rover crest, which has changed only four times since 1948, with the Jaguar leaper — an ornamental icon that eventually disappeared from the cars' bonnets in 2005 due to pedestrian safety concerns. It lives on as a badge in modern Jaguar vehicles. 

“It is exciting to unveil a new identity for our company as part of our house of brands approach. I’m confident this illustrates JLR’s ambition in the modern luxury space,” JLR CEO Adrian Mardell said. 

“This is the next chapter of our ‘Reimagine’ journey to become a modern luxury business. The new JLR identity will bring clarity to our clients and act as a unifier for our four distinct British brands,” said JLR chief creative officer Gerry McGovern.

New models

JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, recently announced a Range Rover Sport SV powered by a 4.4l twin-turbocharged mild-hybrid V8 petrol engine. It develops 467kW and 750Nm, good for a 0-100km/h sprint in 3.7 seconds and top speed of 290km/h.

The company will also invest £15bn (R356.6bn) over the next five years to develop electric vehicles and promised a new electric Jaguar in 2025.

Jaguar Land Rover South Africa spokesperson Nomaswazi Nkosi said the local transition to the new brand identity will happen over the coming months.

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