Whitley, Oct. 9 -- : Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) retail sales for the quarter ending September 30 totalled 128,953 vehicles, down by 0.7 per cent compared to the same period a year ago.

The results reflect an encouraging recovery of JLR retail sales in China (up 24.3 per cent) with a third consecutive month of double-digit sales growth for the company in the region.

Sales were also up slightly in Europe (plus 0.9 per cent), offset by lower sales in the United States (minus 1 per cent), United Kingdom (minus 5.1 per cent) and in overseas markets (minus 19.2 per cent).

Retail sales of the Range Rover Evoque continued to grow (plus 54.6 per cent) with sales of the all-new model only just starting in China. Sales were also up strongly for the Ra...