LAND ROVER and Jaguar sales soared last month as the recovery in the luxury car market continued, parent company Tata Motors said today.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) saw sales plummet in the recession, but it is now seeing strong signs of revival.

Tata Motors said JLR’s global sales in June stood at 20,189 vehicles – up 47%on June last year.

Land Rover sales for the month were 13,413, higher by 41%, while Jaguar sales  were 6,776, higher by 59%.

For the first six months of 2010, total JLR sales stood at 57,153 – up 59% on the same period in 2009.

Cumulative sales of Jaguar stood at 15,455, up 33%, while cumulative sales of Land Rover were 41,698, higher by 71%.

JLR employs around 1,900 people at its Halewood plant in Knowsley, building Land Rover Freelander 2 vehicles and making components for other JLR vehicles.

The plant suffered during the recession, with workers agreeing to accept pay freezes and shorter working weeks to help the company survive.

But last year JLR confirmed that Halewood had been chosen to build the new “baby Range Rover”, the Evoque, in a move that will create hundreds of jobs.

The Evoque was launched at a glamorous party in London earlier this month.