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Jaguar Land Rover Chief Hits the Road After Disastrous Rebrand
Breitbart ^ | August 01, 2025 | Simon Kent

Posted on 08/01/2025 9:09:25 AM PDT by Red Badger

Adrian Mardell, the Jaguar Land Rover chief who steered the luxury car maker’s disastrous rebrand and new ad campaign, is out after after three years in charge.

“Adrian Mardell has expressed his desire to retire from JLR after three years as CEO and 35 years with the company. His successor will be announced in due course,” the company owned by India’s Tata Motors said in a statement as reported by the Financial Times.

The 64-year-old took on the role of interim boss of the iconic marque in late 2022 after his predecessor Thierry Bolloré resigned after just two years in the role following a string of losses.

He was formally appointed CEO the following year.

His resignation comes after a widely derided redesign of the Jaguar brand in November where it introduced a 30-second ad displaying no cars and a new company logo that did not feature its iconic “leaper” big cat, as Breitbart News reported.

The advertising campaign failed to showcase even one single vehicle instead relying on a “woke vibe” evoking Barbie pinkness alongside crossdressers.

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: adrianmardell; automotive; breitbart; getwokegobroke; india; jaguarlandrover; qualitycontrol; simonkent; tatamotors; thierrybollore; unitedkingdom
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To: Red Badger

So, what are the odds that his replacement will be a black lesbian that’s missing a leg?


21 posted on 08/01/2025 10:01:57 AM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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To: PGR88

The brand will forever be known as “Faguar”.


22 posted on 08/01/2025 10:06:46 AM PDT by paulcissa
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment
To me, a Jaguar is incomplete without the Leaper (kitty cat hood ornament).

I was enamored with the XJ12 . . . V12, but with LITTLE cylinders. Sounded like a powerful, but smooth ride to me.


23 posted on 08/01/2025 10:12:58 AM PDT by Dr. Sivana ("Whatsoever he shall say to you, do ye." (John 2:5))
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To: Red Badger

24 posted on 08/01/2025 10:18:13 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Clearly the inspiration for the original Datsun Z-cars. Schweet!


25 posted on 08/01/2025 10:34:18 AM PDT by XEHRpa
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To: Red Badger

You mean the men who buy luxury cars like that does not get one to attract the androgynous queers featured in that stupid ad. They want ladies like that American Eagle model. How many trannies did that fool think want a Jag? Good riddance to Jaguar. Hire Dylan Mulvaney and paint the next model to look like a Bud Light can.


26 posted on 08/01/2025 10:34:42 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower. )
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To: PGR88

They can always blame it on racism, fatphobia, transphobia, and homophobia.

That photo reminds me of an early 80s West German electropop band.


27 posted on 08/01/2025 10:37:25 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden in response to her father joining her in the shower. )
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To: Red Badger

Jaguars are too small inside.


28 posted on 08/01/2025 10:41:00 AM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: Red Badger
So, in summary...

Jaguar➡️Woke➡️Faguar

29 posted on 08/01/2025 10:43:26 AM PDT by newfreep ("There is no race problem...just a problem race")
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To: Red Badger

he should have hired Sydney


30 posted on 08/01/2025 10:44:10 AM PDT by joshua c
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To: Paladin2

And too expensive outside......................


31 posted on 08/01/2025 10:46:30 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
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To: Red Badger

Move the company to Mexico and rebrand it as Hahuar.


32 posted on 08/01/2025 10:46:44 AM PDT by N. Theknow (Kennedys-Can't drive, can't ski, can't fly, can't skipper a boat-But they know what's best for you.)
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To: Red Badger

“And too expensive outside”

Yep, not including the servicing.


33 posted on 08/01/2025 10:50:12 AM PDT by Paladin2 (YMMV)
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To: HonkyTonkMan

“Now going all in on EV. “

AND quit manufacturing ICE models without even having the new EV models ready to sell ...


34 posted on 08/01/2025 11:00:22 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: catnipman

quite a gamble - losing bet, doesn’t make sense.


35 posted on 08/01/2025 11:03:25 AM PDT by HonkyTonkMan ( )
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To: AnAmericanMother

a had a friend who owned the 12 cylinder XKE [E-type] ... fortunately he was a professional mechanic, because he was always tinkering with a spider web of twitchy little wires that interconnected the FOUR carburetors ...


36 posted on 08/01/2025 11:04:53 AM PDT by catnipman ((A Vote For The Lesser Of Two Evils Still Counts As A Vote For Evil))
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To: PGR88

Faguar. They’ll never live it down.


37 posted on 08/01/2025 11:49:56 AM PDT by Noumenon (You can evade reality, but you cannot evade the consequences of evading reality. KTF)
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To: Repealthe17thAmendment

Some choice to be made there, isn’t it? It should serve to make the old Jags more valuable if one can afford the upkeep. Always thought I’d like to own a XKSS, like the one McQueen had.


38 posted on 08/01/2025 2:52:18 PM PDT by oldtech
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To: Red Badger

Jaguar - going woke and broke at 200 mph.


39 posted on 08/01/2025 3:41:05 PM PDT by sergeantdave (AI training involves stealing content from creators and not paying them a penny)
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To: sergeantdave

I cannot understand this. That ad was so persuasive I wanted to buy several Jaguars. But unfortunately they won’t give me access to any money here at the home.


40 posted on 08/01/2025 4:05:16 PM PDT by Robwin ( )
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