Browns Lane plant

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Browns Lane in Coventry, England was the home of Jaguar Cars from 1951 until 2005. It was the historic site of all Jaguar production over this period, as well as the corporate headquarters and the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust collection of cars. Although the site runs the length of Browns Lane, its proper entrance is now on the newly-built Coundon Wedge Drive.

Jaguar's production at Browns Lane waned over the years, as vehicle assembly was moved to Castle Bromwich Assembly in Birmingham and Halewood Body & Assembly in Halewood. By 2005, the Browns Lane site housed just the headquarters and museum as well as 500 staff responsible for wood veneering for Jaguar, Aston Martin, and Land Rover. All three functions will be moved to an expanded Jaguar facility at the Whitley plant, Whitley, Coventry, as Delmar construction announced its purchase of Browns Lane on March 24, 2006. The corporate headquarters, veneering concern, and Trust collection will be moved to new facilities at Whitley within 18 months.