Land Rover

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West (England); Merseyside; East Merseyside
Location of affected unit(s)
Halewood
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.10 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
1,000 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
13 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Jaguar Land Rover, a British car manufacturer owned by Indian Tata Motors, has announced to create 1,000 new jobs. The posts will include production operators, supervisors and engineers at the company's Halewood factory on Merseyside.

Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, described the announcement as "excellent news" and said he saw it as "further evidence of the strength of the UK automotive sector".

Jaguar Land Rover currently employs around 3,500 people at Halewood. A timeline for the business expansion has yet to be announced.

Sources

  • 13 March 2012: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Land Rover, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73300, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/73300.