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10/09/2013
Jaguar To Create 1,700 Jobs
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said it is to create 1,700 new jobs at its plant in Solihull.
The positions are part of a £1.5bn investment by the company as it expands its product range.
The investment will be used to design systems which allow the chassis of future models to be constructed out of aluminium.
The firm has said the first of these models will be a new mid-sized sports sedan and will be introduced in 2015.
The announcement was made by JLR chief executive Ralf Speth at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
He said: "Today's announcement signals Jaguar Land Rover's ambitions to push the boundaries and redefine premium car ownership.
"Jaguar Land Rover is a business driven by design, technology and innovation and this investment and level of job creation is yet further evidence of our commitment to advancing the capability of the UK automotive sector and its supply chain."
JLR added that the jobs at the Solihull site would bring the total number of jobs it had created in the UK over the last three years to almost 11,000.
It also said that the investment would involve significant extra spending with its suppliers.
The company has been owned by India's Tata Motors since 2008.
(JP/CD)
The positions are part of a £1.5bn investment by the company as it expands its product range.
The investment will be used to design systems which allow the chassis of future models to be constructed out of aluminium.
The firm has said the first of these models will be a new mid-sized sports sedan and will be introduced in 2015.
The announcement was made by JLR chief executive Ralf Speth at the Frankfurt Motor Show.
He said: "Today's announcement signals Jaguar Land Rover's ambitions to push the boundaries and redefine premium car ownership.
"Jaguar Land Rover is a business driven by design, technology and innovation and this investment and level of job creation is yet further evidence of our commitment to advancing the capability of the UK automotive sector and its supply chain."
JLR added that the jobs at the Solihull site would bring the total number of jobs it had created in the UK over the last three years to almost 11,000.
It also said that the investment would involve significant extra spending with its suppliers.
The company has been owned by India's Tata Motors since 2008.
(JP/CD)
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