Jaguar Land Rover, the largest car manufacturer in Britain, says it achieved record global sales in 2013.
The Indian-owned luxury carmaker said on Sunday it sold 425,006 vehicles last year - up 19 per cent on 2012 - setting new sales records in 38 international markets.
Land Rover four-wheel-drive vehicles notched up 348,338 sales in 2013, a rise of 15 per cent.
Meanwhile, international sales of the luxury Jaguar increased by 42 per cent to 76,668 over the last 12 months.
JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, claimed Jaguar was the fastest-growing brand in the United States, Germany and India.
Sales rose by 30 per cent in the Asia-Pacific and China region; 21 per cent in North America; 14 per cent in Britain; six per cent in the rest of Europe and 23 per cent in other markets outside Britain.
"2013 has proven to be a very positive year for Jaguar Land Rover thanks to continuing strong demand for vehicles across the range," said chief executive Ralf Speth.
"Our unrelenting focus on design, technology, innovation and quality has seen JLR reach global consumers in more markets than ever before thanks to its most desirable product line-up."
Tata Motors bought Jaguar and Land Rover from Ford Motor in 2008 for $US2.3 billion ($A2.59 billion) as part of plans to expand its reach beyond Asia.
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