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Does Jaguar Land Rover support Israel?
Yes — Jaguar Land Rover has documented support for Israel on record. Every claim below links to its source.
Filed under: Car & automotive brands · Companies that support Israel
Background
Jaguar Land Rover is a British carmaker owned by India's Tata Motors. It has no manufacturing or sales subsidiary in Israel: its vehicles reach the market through independent Israeli importers — Land Rover through Hamizrach (Eastern Automobile Marketing), owned by the Eini family, and Jaguar through Mayer's Cars and Trucks, with the two importers agreeing to merge their Israeli operations in May 2016. The advocacy research group Who Profits reports that armoured Land Rovers have been supplied to Israel's Ministry of Defense through that Israeli distributor; that is a transaction of the independent importer and local armourers, not a sale or donation by Jaguar Land Rover, and the claim comes from a campaigning organisation rather than a filing or a news investigation. JLR's own documented Israeli ties are the InMotion Ventures commitment to the Tel Aviv fund Maniv Mobility (2017) and the Open Innovation programme run with Tata Consultancy Services in Tel Aviv (from 2023). No JLR corporate donation to Israeli government bodies, the military or Israel-linked charities is documented.
Globes — Israel's Jaguar and Land Rover importers to merge Who Profits (advocacy research — Israeli distributor and armoured vehicles) JLR (official) — JLR targets Silicon Valley and Israel start-ups
Timeline of documented support
Documented support
| Type | Date | Amount | Recipient | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Investment / program | 2017-07-26 | — | Maniv Mobility LP (Tel Aviv venture-capital fund) InMotion Ventures, the corporate venture arm of Jaguar Land Rover, was one of five strategic investors in Maniv Mobility's $40 million Tel Aviv fund, alongside the French parts supplier Valeo and the Israeli crowdfunding platform OurCrowd; the fund backs autonomous-driving, connected-car and vehicle-data start-ups. The $40 million is the fund's total; JLR's individual commitment was not disclosed. InMotion managing director Sebastian Peck said Maniv would be "JLR's on-the-ground presence in Israel to get early access to startups and create an option for acquisitions down the road". | |
| Partnership | 2023-05-23 | — | Israeli start-up ecosystem, via Tata Consultancy Services' COIN network in Tel Aviv Marking the first anniversary of its Open Innovation programme, JLR announced that it was expanding the programme into Israel and Silicon Valley, working with Tata Consultancy Services' Co-Innovation Network (TCS COIN) in Tel Aviv — headed there by Ben Gilad — to identify Israeli technologies for scaling into JLR products. JLR executive director of strategy and sustainability François Dossa said: "Israel opens the door to another powerhouse of global innovation, with disruptive start-ups and an economy dominated by industrial high-tech." No investment figure was disclosed. |
Frequently asked questions
Did Jaguar Land Rover donate money to Israel or Israeli causes?
We have no records of cash donations, but Jaguar Land Rover has documented support of other kinds (Investment / program, Partnership). See the records on this page.
Where does this information come from?
Every record on this page links to its source — news reports, official company statements, tax filings, or government records. 5 distinct sources are cited for Jaguar Land Rover. Our methodology page explains the full verification process.
Sources & citations
Record last updated: 2026-07-30
- Bloomberg via Yahoo Finance — Jaguar Land Rover places latest automaker bet on Israel sg.finance.yahoo.com
- InMotion Ventures (official) — Jaguar Land Rover's venture arm inmotionventures.com
- JLR (official) — JLR targets Silicon Valley and Israel start-ups jlr.com
- Globes — Israel's Jaguar and Land Rover importers to merge en.globes.co.il
- Who Profits (advocacy research — Israeli distributor and armoured vehicles) whoprofits.org