JLR Dealers Investing in New, Upgraded Oz Facilities

Australian Jaguar Land Rover dealers are spending more than A$120 million ($86.4 million) on new or upgraded facilities in the next 12 months.

Eight dealerships are under construction and work on another 10 begins later this year.

Earlier this year, the A$10 million ($7.2 million) Springwood JLR was opened in South Brisbane, Queensland, by Frizelle’s Auto Group.

JLR says the retailer investment includes seven new or upgraded facilities in New South Wales, eight in Queensland, two in Victoria and one in South Australia.

Many regional locations will see JLR brands return after more than a decade.

“This level of retailer investment is an indicator of the strength of the Jaguar Land Rover brands in Australia and a reflection of retailer confidence in the current market,” Matthew Wiesner, acting managing director, says in a statement.

JLR says upgrading existing Jaguar and Land Rover retailers to unite both brands at each retailer site is well under way.

Jaguar’s sales through April were up 186.3% year-over-year at 869 units and Land Rover was ahead 43.7% at 5,019, according to WardsAuto data.

“It has never been more important to ensure that there are strong levels of investment across all of our JLR retailer facilities so as to enhance the level of customer experience,” Wiesner says.