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In 2019 Jaguar Sold 17,355 I-PACE Globally
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Global sales not too bad, but US sales pretty dismal. Just yesterday, 2 people asked me about my I-Pace when parking at work. They had NO idea it was electric and even said that did not even know Jaguar offered this car!
Every time I see a Tesla Model X and then look at our I-Paces.....I am beyond stumped why anyone would ever chose a Tesla over a Jaguar!!!
Every time I see a Tesla Model X and then look at our I-Paces.....I am beyond stumped why anyone would ever chose a Tesla over a Jaguar!!!
So long as Tesla's model Y keeps the sparse interior I think there will be a place for Jag in the luxury crossover SUV EV market. But I'm sure model Y deliveries will outpace all the other car makers combined for it's segment for at least a couple years.
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I have seen quite a number in London and even outside in UK. Much more than I have every seen in the more populated cities in the US Mid Atlantic. I have at least 2 I-Paces within 2 blocks of me in London.Has anyone seen a breakdown of where these have been sold? Mostly Europe? Oh and California of course.
And 20K cars in the first year for a company that never made EVs is actually not bad at all. Specially considering their overall volume.
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Folks I don't know what's going on with this thread but somehow each post requires a moderator to approve it ?!?
I'll look into it ... not sure I can do anything about it.
[May have to do with the location of the thread in News ... I now moved it to General Discussion, let's see how that goes]
I'll look into it ... not sure I can do anything about it.
[May have to do with the location of the thread in News ... I now moved it to General Discussion, let's see how that goes]
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Having driven the 2020 (Raven) Model S, X, 3D, P3D+, (and e-Tron. Kona, New Leaf, Bolt) in the last month, as well as the Jaguar, it puzzles me why the I-Pace doesn't sell better than the Model S or X.
I can understand buying a Model 3 based on price, but not the MS/MX which are more money, have have similar performance, similar freeway range, but far fewer amentities.
I can understand buying a Model 3 based on price, but not the MS/MX which are more money, have have similar performance, similar freeway range, but far fewer amentities.
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RayCee from the UK forum keeps a blog with a little more detailed breakdownHas anyone seen a breakdown of where these have been sold? Mostly Europe? Oh and California of course.
https://raycee1234.blogspot.com/search/label/Brand%20-%20Jaguar
I get why people would go for the X or S over the Jag - While I personally prefer a vehicle with strong handling, most people don't care. While I personally prefer real leather, most people can't tell the difference in a Tesla.
Teslas have much better tech than our cars - sorry, it's just true. Features like being able to tell the car to raise to go into your driveway automatically, super reliable navigation, etc make people think the Tesla is a more high-end car than it actually is.
I love the way my IPace drives but I'm getting downright disgusted with the infotainment system - plus I'm going on a month without my car because of the stupid wiring harness issue that will soon plague all of us.
The bottomline is that the Teslas are tech on wheels - nothing wrong with that - whilst the I-Pace is a car with electric motors rather than
an ICE. Each appeals to a different market or demographic. I personally would drive an ICE rather than any of the Teslas because of the design, styling and quality.
While I am probably in the minority in both the US and Europe, to me a car has to be an extension of my life style since I spend so many hrs in it. Without sounding elitist, my life style is not that of the average Tesla owner.
One very happy I-Pace owner.
The sales numbers globally aren’t bad, especially since it’s more than 10% of their total sales. I specifically waited for a non-Tesla EV that had good performance because there was something I didn’t like about each of the Tesla models. Didn’t like the seats in the S, the handling of the X, the single display / no-HUD in the 3, and the lack of CarPlay on all models (I already give too many companies access to my personal info, I didn’t want to give it to another).
Based on the experience, the dealers in the US have very little incentive to sell the I-PACE. When I asked a salesperson about pre-ordering the car, he tried to sell me something else (and in fact did - I ended up buying a certified diesel Range Rover Sport in 2018). After a recurring problem with the RRS, I traded it in (with a little purchase assistance from JLR) on the I-PACE last month. The salesman again told me they made no money selling the I-PACE and that their margin was razor thin. They had two 2020s in stock (including the one I purchased) and neither was in the showroom or even in a prominent place outside on the lot. He told me mine was only the 6th I-PACE they have sold! It's crazy to me that JLR engineered and designed such a beautiful award-winning automobile and then appear to have utterly failed to adequately train and incentivize their dealer network to sell it. But I live in Tennessee, so perhaps dealers are more progressive in other parts of the country?
My dealership (Cary, NC) loves the I-Pace. One sits in front next to 2 F-Types, and one is front and center in their showroom. They also are very good with the servicing - I’ve had 2 minor and 1 major services/repairs and none have taken longer than 48 hours. Weird how variable the experience is from place to place.
To my mind the important number here is the % of overall Jaguar sales. Approaching 10% of all Jaguar sales in North America is good regarding this car. Perhaps JLRNA would like to be selling more vehicles, but the I-Pace numbers are encouraging wrt the usual Jaguar buyer.
Connecting with other demographics would increase sales, but I'm not sure the I-Pace appeals to some of these other groups because of price/image/reputation etc. Let's compare I-Pace sales to Audi e-tron sales (around 20k globally last year, 600/month US).
Connecting with other demographics would increase sales, but I'm not sure the I-Pace appeals to some of these other groups because of price/image/reputation etc. Let's compare I-Pace sales to Audi e-tron sales (around 20k globally last year, 600/month US).
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Agreed, haven't seen another one in real life. Been stopped many times (which is a new experience for me) about it by people
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They are both very good alternatives, but there is/will be a significant price differential between those two and a Jaguar. And as someone who has the Taycan I have to say I find the Jaguar to be more fun to drive in some ways.
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