Worker George Baker looks at a build card for a vehicle destined for China at the Jaguar Land Rover facility in Solihull, Britain, January 30, 2017. REUTERS/Darren Staples
LONDON (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (TAMO.NS) is to reduce the workforce at its plant in Solihull, central England, by about 500 in a temporary move in the run-up to Christmas, it said on Thursday.
“The external environment remains challenging and the company is taking decisive actions to achieve the necessary operational efficiencies to safeguard long-term success,” it added in a statement.
It said it would make changes to the production schedule at the Solihull plant. About 500 of the factory’s 1,600-strong workforce could be affected at any one time through a two-week period.
Reporting by James Davey; editing by Stephen Addison