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Jaguar Land Rover warns on UK outlook after record 2017 global sales

New models such as the Range Rover Velar have helped boost JLR sales.
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By:
Costas Pitas
January 08, 2018 05:00 AM

LONDON -- Jaguar Land Rover said sales rose 7 percent to a record 621,109 vehicles in 2017 but the automaker warned it faces tough conditions in its UK home market due to weakening consumer confidence and a planned diesel tax hike on new cars.

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