Jags on a roll
- 1,300 new jobs created with further development of lightweight vehicle technologies.
- Breakthrough Jaguar performance crossover to be built at world-leading Solihull plant.
- UK’s leading manufacturing investor set to extend expertise in aluminium as second Jaguar model comes to ‘factory within a factory’.
JAGUAR Land Rover has announced plans to create 1,300 new jobs as it adds the new SUV Jaguar F-PACE to the models built at the Solihull factory.
The Jaguar performance crossover, set to go on sale in 2016, follows the Jaguar XE into the new facilities within the Midlands plant.
Jaguar Land Rover CEO 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. 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.”
