Jaguar Land Rover creating 1,700 new jobs

In an announcement made at the Frankfurt Motor Show, Jaguar Land Rovers Chief Executive Ralf Speth outlined plans to create 1,700 new positions at its plant in Solihull, West Midlands due to a £1.5 billion investment.

The company is to expand its product range and new design teams will work on a new mid sized sports saloon with the chassis made out of aluminium. This new car is expected to be unveiled in 2015.

Speth feels the “announcement signals Jaguar Land Rover's ambitions to push the boundaries and redefine premium car ownership” and as it 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”.

Audi is one car maker that uses aluminium in its car designs as it is lightweight enough to increase the fuel efficiency of the car and like other car makers Jaguar sees the potential of using the metal in its products.

Jaguar Land Rover, owned by Tata Motors since 2008, say that with the new jobs the total created at its Solihull site over the last three years comes to almost 11,000 and there are also obvious benefits to suppliers and local firms as the company employs more people and extends its range of cars.


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