Jaguar Land Rover has reported a significant increase in the popularity of its plug-in hybrid models (PHEV), which it says serve as a transitional phase for customers moving towards fully electric vehicles (BEV).
In the first half of their financial year, the automotive leader announced a 59 percent surge in PHEV sales compared with the same period last year, as reported by .
The global sales of PHEV versions of the Range Rover saw a 47 percent boost, and Defender model sales experienced a 23 percent rise.
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The shift towards electrification is becoming more prevalent among drivers, Jaguar Land Rover suggests.
Mark Camilleri, Jaguar Land Rover's director of electrification services, commented: "Demand is growing for our plug-in electric hybrid models as customers become more accustomed to electrification."
"PHEVs offer performance, fuel economy and low emissions, with zero emissions while driving in pure electric mode."
"They also give clients the opportunity to adapt to a new ownership experience, including home and public charging, ahead of the launch of our next generation fully electric vehicles."
"JLR is able to offer a range of fuel options to meet the energy transition dynamics of each market, and we will offer a pure electric variant of each nameplate by 2030 with the aim of reaching carbon net zero by 2039."
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These encouraging sales figures are released as Jaguar Land Rover gears up to disclose its comprehensive half-year results come early November.
Earlier this month, the group disclosed that its retail sales for the second quarter of its financial year totalled 103,108, marking a three per cent decrease compared to the same quarter last year.
However, the company's retail sales for the first six months saw an increase of three per cent, totalling 214,288.
When compared to the previous year, retail sales in the quarter increased by 29 per cent in the 海角视频, nine per cent in North America, but fell by 22 per cent in Europe, 17 per cent in China and six per cent overseas.