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Earlier, Jaguar Land Rover announced the end of production of the current Jaguar XJ in the UK, and confirmed on the same day that the next generation of Jaguar XJ, which will be launched next year, will be purely electric. Get a set of new generation of Jaguar XJ rendering pictures from foreign media, the new car uses the latest family design, the whole looks to continue the atmosphere of the old model, but also a little more sense of technology.

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's largest carmaker, will spend millions of pounds to produce electric cars in its home market, a major boost to the UK car industry hit by falling diesel sales and uncertainty over Brexit.

The new XJ exterior part, using the latest family front design, uses a mesh intake grille design, which looks similar to Jaguar F-TYPE as a whole. The side part, as a large and medium-sized model, still has a slender body, and the waistline is divided into two sections, which looks more dynamic. The C column still retains the suspension design.

Tail design, looks more concise, both sides of the taillights use through-type design, the overall appears more flat, the rear bar added a chromium-plated strip as a decoration and chrome-plated double-sided single exhaust vents.

Earlier, Jaguar Land Rover CEORalf Speth said on July 5 that "the future of mobile travel is electric cars, and Jaguar Land Rover will produce a series of electric cars at its plant in Castle Bromwich, central England, starting with its luxury sedan XJ."

Therefore, the new XJ will be equipped with a pure electric engine, will be upgraded with the proprietary technology used in the I-Pace model, and will be built based on the MLA vertical architecture platform; the maximum mileage will be up to 470km.

At the end of 2018, Chery Jaguar Land Rover signed a cooperation agreement with Jiangsu Changshu Economic and technological Development Zone to officially launch the new energy vehicle and R & D center project; Jaguar Land Rover also plans to launch pure electric models in the UK at the same time, while Jaguar XJ is expected to become the first pure electric vehicle.

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