Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) the premium luxury vehicles-maker owned by Tata Motors said that it sold 46,325 vehicles in October 2016 as against the same month of last year. 

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The company said, "The month's performance has been driven by strong sales of the Land Discovery Sport, Range Rover Evoque, Jaguar XF and the introduction of Jaguar F-PACE, as well as strong year on year sales growth in China and Europe."

The company said that its asles in China were up 39%, Europe up 25%, the UK and North America both up 8% but other overseas markets down 22%. 

Jaguar recorded its best October ever, with retail sales reaching 14,402 vehicles, up 93% on the previous year, reflecting the strong launch of the F-PACE and the introduction of the long-wheel base 
XFL in China. Calendar year-to-date sales for Jaguar were 117,768 up 74 % year-on-year, it said. 

"Land Rover recorded October sales of 31,923 vehicles, down 6% year-on-year, as production of the Defender and Discovery ceased in January 2016 and August 2016 respectively," it said.