| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Where did the brands begin? | United Kingdom |
| Where is the company based? | Coventry, United Kingdom |
| Who owns it? | Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, India |
| Is it an Indian company? | No. It is a British company with an Indian parent |
Jaguar Land Rover: the history in brief
| Year | What happened |
|---|---|
| 1930s and 1940s | Jaguar dates from the 1930s and Land Rover from the 1940s. |
| 1968 | The two marques come together for the first time, inside British Leyland. |
| 1989 | Ford acquires Jaguar Cars. |
| 2000 | Ford buys Land Rover from BMW. |
| January 2008 | Tata Motors sets up Jaguar Land Rover Limited as a British-registered, wholly owned subsidiary to acquire both businesses from Ford. |
| 2013 | The parent is renamed Jaguar Land Rover Automotive PLC. |
| October 2025 | Tata Motors is split in two. The company that owns Jaguar Land Rover is renamed Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. |
| November 2025 | PB Balaji, previously chief financial officer of Tata Motors, becomes chief executive. |
A British company with an Indian parent
Ownership and nationality are easy to confuse here. Jaguar Land Rover is registered in the United Kingdom, has its headquarters in Coventry, and is one of the largest employers in the British car industry, with about 33,000 staff. Its two marques have always been British.
The shareholder is Indian. Tata Motors, part of the Tata Group, created Jaguar Land Rover in January 2008 as a holding company to buy Jaguar Cars and Land Rover from Ford, and has owned all of it since.
Where Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles fits in
Tata Motors has since been split in two. In March 2024 it announced a demerger, which took effect on 1 October 2025. The original company kept the passenger car business and Jaguar Land Rover and was renamed Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles. The commercial vehicle business became a separate listed company, which took over the Tata Motors name.
Both appear in the current list of India's largest listed companies. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, the owner of Jaguar Land Rover, had an average market capitalisation of ₹1.31 lakh crore between January and June 2026, which made it the 79th most valuable listed company in India.
Before Tata: Ford, BMW and British Leyland
Jaguar and Land Rover had separate histories for decades. They were first brought under one roof in 1968 as part of British Leyland, and were later split up again. Ford bought Jaguar in 1989. Land Rover went to BMW, which sold it to Ford in 2000. Ford then sold both together to Tata Motors in 2008.
Frequently asked questions
Is Jaguar Land Rover an Indian company?
No. It is a British company, headquartered in Coventry. Its owner, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles, is Indian.
Does Tata own Jaguar and Land Rover?
Yes. Tata Motors has owned Jaguar Land Rover outright since 2008, when it bought both marques from Ford.
Who owned Jaguar Land Rover before Tata?
Ford Motor Company. Ford acquired Jaguar in 1989 and Land Rover, from BMW, in 2000.
Where is Jaguar Land Rover headquartered?
In Whitley, Coventry, in the United Kingdom.
Sources
- Jaguar Land Rover, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed 11 October 2026. Corporate history, headquarters, ownership and leadership. Secondary source.
- Tata Motors, Wikipedia. en.wikipedia.org. Accessed 11 October 2026. The 2025 demerger and renaming. Secondary source.
- Average market capitalisation of listed companies during the six months ended 30 June 2026, Association of Mutual Funds in India (AMFI). portal.amfiindia.com. Accessed 11 October 2026. Source of every market capitalisation figure and rank in this article.
