Jaguar Land Rover creates 1,300 UK jobs as it plans a new model
BRITISH car-maker Jaguar Land Rover is to create 1,300 new jobs at its Solihull manufacturing plant.
The company, which is owned by Indian industrial group Tata, has also confirmed today that it will add a new Jaguar performance crossover model to its product portfolio. The new model is set to go on sale in 2016.
According to Jaguar Land Rover, this is the next step in the firm’s development of aluminium and lightweight technologies, in which it has so far invested £1.5bn.
Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive Dr Ralf Speth said: “Today’s announcements once again demonstrate our commitment to the UK and the advancement of a high-tech, high skilled, manufacturing-led economy. Jaguar Land Rover is committed to delivering more great products. It is that innovation and relentless quest for new technologies that sets our products apart.”
Speth added: “We want to offer customers greater choice, with even more exciting vehicles, crafted with that special British flair. We want to improve the quality of life for our customers and for our own employees, creating opportunities for more people to be part of the Jaguar Land Rover experience.”