„Jaguar Cars” változatai közötti eltérés

Founded as the [[Swallow Sidecar Company]] in 1922, by two motorcycle enthusiasts, [[William Lyons|Sir William Lyons]] and [[William Walmsley]], the SS Jaguar name first appeared on a 2.5&nbsp;litre [[saloon (car)|saloon]] in 1935,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/company/overview/heritage/1932_1935.htm |title=The Years 1932 to 1935 |publisher=Jaguar Cars Ltd. |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref> sports models of which were the [[SS 90]] and [[SS 100]]. The Jaguar name was given to the entire company in 1945 when the SS was dropped due to lack of popularity from WWII.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/company/overview/heritage/1938_1953.htm |title=The Years 1938 to 1953 |publisher=Jaguar Cars Ltd. |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>

 

Jaguar made its name in the 1950s with a series of elegantly-styled sports cars and luxury saloons. In 1951 the company leased what would quickly become [[Browns Lane plant|its principal plant]] from the [[Daimler Motor Company]]<ref name=Autocar1971>{{cite journal| authorlink = Geoffrey Howard| title = 75 Years of Daimler: A look back at one of the first car manufacturers in this country| journal = [[Autocar]]| volume = vol 134 (nbr 3914)| pages = pages 16 - 19|date = date 1 April 1971}}</ref> (not to be confused with [[Daimler-Benz]]), and in 1960 purchased Daimler from its parent company, the [[Birmingham Small Arms Company]] (BSA). From the late 1960s, Daimler was used as a brand name for Jaguar's most luxurious saloons.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/company/overview/heritage/1968_1979.htm |title=The Years 1968 to 1979 |publisher=Jaguar Cars Ltd. |accessdate=2008-12-26}}</ref>

 

===Ownership===

====Ford Motor Company====

The Ford Motor Company made offers to the US and UK Jaguar shareholders to buy their shares in November 1989; Jaguar's listing on the [[London Stock Exchange]] was removed on 28 February 1990.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jaguar.com/uk/en/company/overview/heritage/1989_1996.htm |title=The Years 1989 to 1996 |publisher=Jaguar Cars Ltd. |accessdate=2007-05-10}}</ref> In 1999 it became part of Ford's new [[Premier Automotive Group]] along with [[Aston Martin]], [[Volvo Cars]] and, from 2000, [[Land Rover]]; [[Aston Martin]] was subsequently sold off in 2007. Between Ford purchasing Jaguar in 1989 and selling it in 2008 it did not earn any profit for the [[Dearborn, Michigan|Dearborn]]-based auto manufacturer.