Halewood plant waves farewell to last X-Type Jaguar
HALEWOOD marked another milestone when the plant waved farewell to the X-Type Jag.
The last car to come off the production line is bound for the car maker’s museum in Coventry.
The keys to the last X-Type were handed over to the Jaguar Heritage Trust on Friday. The Midlands museum also boasts the first Jaguar X-Type made in the factory, in May, 2001.
The Knowsley plant started producing the luxury Jaguar model after then-owner Ford announced the end of the Escort in 1997.
The company said the X-Type had been an overwhelming success for Halewood operations and Jaguar, and was one of the company’s biggest- selling models ever.
