Jaguar Land Rover has told suppliers it is going to cut its vehicle output at its Halewood plant.
This is due to their weak global sales which are down by eight per cent so far this financial year.
The car-maker is thought to have said it will cut production by 7,000 vehicles at the Merseyside plant – which is home to the Range Rover Evoque SUV.
JLR is also cutting 4,500 jobs and £2.5 billion of costs.
A spokesperson for JLR said: “As part of its standard business practice, Jaguar Land Rover regularly reviews and adjusts its production schedules to ensure market demand is balanced globally.”
Chief executive Ralf Speth is believed to be meeting cabinet member Michael Gove to discuss Brexit.
It is expected that JLR will shut its plants for a week in November in anticipation of a no-deal supply chain disruption.
JLR August sales figures
Jaguar Land Rover saw a further slide in global sales in August but was buoyed by an increase in the number of vehicles it sold in China.
Total global sales were 34,176 vehicles, a decrease of 6.7 per cent compared to August 2018.
Sales soared in China for the Coventry car maker with a 17.4 per cent rise compared to August last year.
The latest figures follow a difficult period for Jaguar Land Rover as it deals with a collection of challenges, including declining demand for diesel vehicles and uncertainty over Brexit.
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