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Jaguar’s Mistake Was Trying to Be BMW

Autos and Vehicles

Most car brands try to look safer, cleaner, more respectable. Jaguar’s mistake was trying to win inside that same room, where BMW and Mercedes already owned the obvious answer. But some buyers are not looking for the obvious answer. They may know BMW is good, they may respect Mercedes, but they do not want their car to say the same thing as every successful person in finance. That is where Jaguar had power. Not as the better version of BMW, but as the choice for people who need status without sameness. Some brands lose the moment they become too easy to explain. The Legal: Educational use under Fair Use — original editing, commentary, and contextual framing added beyond the source material.

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Comments 11 luz_mireles: They did probably need a rebrand. But it was executed so po…