Jaguar has sold its last new petrol car in Australia
The final new petrol Jaguar has been officially reported as sold in Australia – though barely-driven ‘used’ stock remains in dealers – ahead of its Down Under-bound rebirth as an electric-car maker.
Jaguar has “ceased” sales of new petrol-powered vehicles in Australia, as it prepares to reboot the brand as a maker of high-end electric cars to rival Bentley and Porsche.
A small number of Jaguar vehicles remain in dealers around the country – many with fewer than 50 kilometres on the odometer – but they are being marketed as ‘Approved Used’ cars and are not being sold as new.
It will leave Jaguar without any new vehicles to sell locally until its next-generation electric cars arrive in Australia, plans for which have been locked in, but a launch date is yet to be revealed.
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The brand’s first electric car, the circa-$150,000 I-Pace, is no longer sold new and is limited to used stock, as it does not fit with the circa-$300,000 RRP estimated for Jaguar’s future electric models in Australia.
The British car maker’s sales hit a 29-year low in Australia last year, reporting just 520 vehicles, as it ran out the last of its current-generation stock.
Production of petrol-powered Jaguars has ended for global markets, with the final vehicle a black, supercharged V8-powered F-Pace SVR reportedly destined for the in-house Jaguar Heritage Trust.
Jaguar sales in Australia peaked at 3008 vehicles in 2016 – with the arrival of the F-Pace SUV – but declined to 2274 in 2019, 1222 in 2021, and just 581 in 2023, despite rolling out updated models.
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“Australian Jaguar retailers ceased selling new internal combustion-engined Jaguars on 31 December 2025,” a Jaguar Australia spokesperson told Drive.
“Some Jaguar retailers will still have Approved Used Jaguar vehicles available, and JLR retailers will continue to service current Jaguar vehicles, honour any warranty claims, and provide client support.”
A further three Jaguars were reported as ‘sold’ last month – two F-Paces and one E-Pace – though they are cars registered late in December, but not reported to sales scorekeepers until the New Year.
Although the brand says it has stopped selling new cars, dealers have simply moved all remaining box-fresh stock to the Approved Used section of the showroom.
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A Jaguar spokesperson said the new stock remaining at the end of 2025 was “minimal”.
It is not clear which petrol-powered Jaguar was the last to don registration plates, but one candidate is the limited-build 90th Anniversary Edition of the F-Pace SUV.
Jaguar dealers in Australia will be left to sell Land Rovers – of which 8339 were reported as delivered last year, its second-best result since the COVID-19 pandemic – until the brand’s next-generation models arrive.
As previously reported, Jaguar will abandon its challenge to Audi, BMW, and Mercedes-Benz, in favour of more exotic – and more expensive – metal.
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“We believe the core price will be £117,000 to £120,000 [$AU227,500 to $AU233,000],” Jaguar managing director Rawdon Glover told UK publication Autocar last year.
“But there’s a design vision that owners who choose the highest-output model and take advantage of the opportunities we’ll provide to personalise their cars could pay £150,000 [$AU292,000] or more.
“There’s a big gap between the top of the premium car class at about £110,000 [$AU214,000] and the uber-luxury class Bentley and Rolls-[Royce] at £200,000 [$AU389,000] and more. That gap is where we’re aiming.”
Once Luxury Car Tax and local import fees are factored in, Jaguar prices are likely to start close to $300,000 before on-road costs in Australia.
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The first model to be introduced will be a four-seat ‘GT’ sedan, derived from the Type 00 coupe concept revealed shortly after the marque’s controversial rebrand, which even drew criticism from US President Donald Trump.
Headline figures include three electric motors producing 1300Nm and “more than” 735kW, and a circa-120kWh battery pack offering about 692km (430mi) of claimed WLTP driving range, according to Autocar.
The new Jaguar is said to measure approximately 5.2 metres long and 1.4 metres long, making it similar in length to a Mercedes-Benz S-Class or the defunct Jaguar XJ luxury limousines.
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Jaguar has said it will reveal the production model in the northern summer of 2026 (June to August), with Autocar reporting the debut will occur closer to the end of that period.
Customer deliveries are due to commence in Europe in the first half of 2027, it has been reported.
“The exciting new generation of Jaguar electric vehicles will be coming to Australia, with launch and start of sales details still to be confirmed,” a Jaguar Australia spokesperson told Drive.
Jaguar sales in Australia
- 2026: 3
- 2025: 520
- 2024: 743
- 2023: 581
- 2022: 700
- 2021: 1222
- 2020: 1326
- 2019: 2274
- 2018: 2679
- 2017: 2483
- 2016: 3008
- 2015: 1292
- 2014: 1167
- 2013: 1105
- 2012: 786
- 2011: 693
- 2010: 866
- 2009: 1010
- 2008: 890
- 2007: 820
- 2006: 1011
- 2005: 975
- 2004: 1015
- 2003: 1433
- 2002: 1751
- 2001: 1057
- 2000: 1024
- 1999: 1016
- 1998: 601
- 1997: 542
- 1996: 448
- 1995: 436
- 1994: 253
- 1993: 222
- 1992: 162
- 1991: 189
Source: Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries.
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