Media reports have revealed that the 2012 sales figures of Coventry-based luxury car giant Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) had touched a new record in the UK, with the automaker having sold nearly 68,590 vehicles during the year.

The record-breaking 2012 sales reported by JLR in the UK implied that the luxury car-maker witnessed an approximately 20 percent increase in sales, as compared to the 2011 figures.

Going by the figures shared by JLR, the company's Land Rover brand sold 54,480 vehicles; marking its best ever UK sales year; while the registrations for Jaguar vehicles in the country saw a rise of 2.4 percent, in spite of the increasing competition in the market.

According to media reports, JLR's business in the UK in 2012 experienced notably robust sales overall ever since the beginning of the year; and, as the year progressed, the sales figures started improving in almost all major markets.

With JLR saying that the company's outlook for 2013 remains positive, the JLR bosses have expressed the hope that the year will unfold an even bigger growth opportunity for the company to expand its business.

Noting that the JLR product portfolio is "becoming stronger each year," thanks largely to the company's response to "the needs of the market" and the introduction of "additional derivatives and engine options as well as all-new vehicles," Jeremy Hicks - the JLR UK managing director - said: "This is certainly an exciting time to be leading the Jaguar and Land Rover brands in our home market."