Shanghai (ZXZC)- Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) said its China retail sales jumped 18% year on year to 8,779 units in September, presenting double-digit growth for three straight months.

For the third quarter of 2019, the U.K.-based premium car maker delivered 26,223 vehicles in the world’s largest auto market, a remarkable growth of 24.3% from a year ago. It was also the best quarterly sales performance so far this year.

Thanks to the robust growth for the third quarter, the decrease in year-to-date China deliveries has shrunk to 22.4% with 71,949 vehicles sold through September.

（Photo source: Chery Jaguar Land Rover)

“Against challenging market headwinds, for the third consecutive month we have achieved double-digit growth in China, benefitting from our local turnaround plan and performing ahead of the broader market. We have also outperformed shrinking markets in other regions”, the automaker said.

To further boost sales in China, JLR plans to roll out 30 refreshed and all-new models into China by end-2021, including the all-new Jaguar XEL, the new Range Rover Sport as well as the new models under the premium high-performance sub-brand SV.

(Photo source: Land Rover USA)

Moreover, the automaker offered the first glimpse of the all-new Land Rover Defender at the 2019 Frankfurt Motor Show. Before hitting China's market next year, the eye-catching new model is to be showcased at Auto China 2020.