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Getting To Know Jaguar Freeport Jaguar enters the future with brand-new I-PACE BY JOSEPH WOLKIN
jwolkin@antonmediagroup.com
As the New York International Auto Show approaches from April 19 to 28, it’s the perfect time to preview new vehicles on Long Island. Jaguar Freeport recently moved to a stunning new 35,000-square-foot property, adding Land Rover to the dealership’s impressive lineup. We spoke with Tony Anton, general
manager of Jaguar Freeport, to find out the history of the dealership, along with what’s new for 2019. Jaguar, one of the premier manufacturers in the world, was founded in 1922 by William Lyons. Lyons did not originally start his work under the Jaguar name, but as the Swallow
Sidecar Company. Thirteen years after Swallow Sidecar Company’s founding, he created the SS Jaguar, leading the company to Tony be renamed in 1945 as Anton Jaguar Cars due to its success. Decades later, in 1990, Jaguar became part of Ford Motor Company in a major
acquisition. Ford also acquired Land Rover from 2000 to 2008. Then, the two were sold to the India-based Tata Motors, creating a subsidiary known as Jaguar Land Rover Limited. It would mean that under Tata Motors, Jaguar Cars Limited would be its own company, and likewise for Land Rover. But in 2013, parent company Tata Motors fully merged them to become
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