Jaguar XF

Production of the Jaguar XF begins

The wait is over - the first Jaguar XF has been built here in the UK.

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26th November 2007

The first XF has rolled off the Jaguar production line in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands.

On sale now, the fresh faced executive saloon is heralded as the model that will begin an exciting new era for Jaguar.

The first model to be completed was a 4.2-litre SV8 model finished in Vapour Grey. But none of the eager customers waiting to take delivery will get the keys to the car pictured here. Instead, it has been donated to the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust collection and will go on display alongside some of Jaguar's most memorable models of the past.

More than 500 employees from the plant gathered to watch Sir William Lyons' grandson, Michael Quinn, drive the car off the end of the Trim and Final production line.