Episode 104: Rawdon Glover, Jaguar’s MD in conversation.

We were offered an amazing opportunity on the Jaguar Enthusiast Podcast to interview Managing Director Rawdon Glover, the man leading the company through this pivotal moment in its history. 

In particular, we wanted to understand more about what went on behind the scenes during the launch of Type 00, what led Jaguar down the path of its current reimagining and also - have they really ditched their heritage and existing fan base? 

Listen in to hear the insightful answers to these questions and more! 

Outside of work, Rawdon Glover enjoys spending time with his wife and two children, and he is also a keen tennis player, skier and golfer.

I arrived at what is now familiar territory to Jaguar Enthusiast Magazine - Jaguar’s HQ in Gaydon, Warwickshire. On the day of our interview, the Jaguar Daimler Heritage Trust were busy wheeling in examples of models from over the road for a curated display of heritage vehicles, and, as usual, they were drawing a crowd from the many passing employees in this hub of activity. It was an apt backdrop to what I needed to understand from Rawdon regarding Jaguar’s heritage. Have they really abandoned the past, like so many other media outlets claim they have, and reverted to how they were when the X-Type was launched? This was a particularly bleak time in Jaguar’s history for appreciation of its heritage where sales teams, marketing departments and even dealerships were forbidden from talking about E-types and the like, denying all knowledge of the past as they focused on the future of this Ford controlled brand with a modern F1 team. Under Tata ownership, Jaguar’s important heritage has seen something of a resurgence, so would this continue into the new era?

So settle back and enjoy this insightful interview with Jaguar’s MD, Rawdon Glover, as we attempt to answer some of those burning questions. I must add, before we start, however, that this interview was recorded before the announcement of Trump’s tariffs for imported goods into the USA, a major market for JLR. The impacts of that remain to be seen at the time of recording.