Jaguar is delaying some orders of its Tesla rival and blaming high demand

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• Some reservation-holders for the Jaguar‘s electric I-Pace SUV have been told their delivery dates will be delayed by three to four months, Electrek first reported.
• A Jaguar representative told Business Insider some deliveries were being delayed due to high demand, but did not comment on the average length of the delays.
• According to Electrek, all of the delayed orders it had seen were for the standard version of the vehicle, rather than the premium version.
• Jaguar did not comment on whether customers for the premium version of the I-Pace were being prioritized over customers for the standard version.

Some reservation-holders for Jaguar’s electric I-Pace SUV have been told their delivery dates will be delayed by three to four months, Electrek first reported.

The publication said Jaguar dealerships are telling customers that manufacturing difficulties are responsible for the delay.

See the rest of the story at Business Insider

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