• In Fiscal 2019/20 Jaguar Land Rover revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its Castle Bromwich manufacturing plant in the UK, with the first vehicle confirmed as the next-generation all-electric Jaguar XJ.
• The company will open a new Battery Assembly Centre near Birmingham (UK) and will begin the manufacture of next-generation electric drive units at the Engine Manufacturing Centre (EMC) in Wolverhampton (UK) later this year.
• In September 2019, Jaguar Land Rover unveiled new facilities at its Gaydon site in Warwickshire, creating the UK’s largest automotive creation and development centre.
• This was followed in February 2020 by the celebration of the official opening of the National Automotive Innovation Centre at the University of Warwick, one of Europe’s largest automotive R&D hubs and a great example of how academics, suppliers and manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover can work together to tackle society’s greatest mobility challenges.
• Jaguar Land Rover unveiled its bold new concept vehicle, Project Vector, as part of the company’s Destination Zero journey, offering its vision of an autonomous, electric, connected future for urban mobility.
• The company continues to do whatever it can to support its communities through the current situation resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic. To date, this has included the deployment of more than 360 Jaguar and Land Rover vehicles around the world to organisations such as the Red Cross and other emergency services. The new Defender, for example, has gone straight into action to reach vulnerable people.
• Jaguar Land Rover has offered its research, engineering and manufacturing expertise to support the development of medical and personal protective equipment. It is producing reusable NHS-approved protective visors for frontline medical staff to answer the UK government call for more vital equipment to fight coronavirus and has scaled up capacity to 14,000 per week
• The company is also encouraging its employees to get involved with national and local community efforts to support the vulnerable and in need, including the NHS call for Volunteer Responders in the UK and around the world.
About Jaguar Land Rover
Jaguar Land Rover is the UK’s largest automotive manufacturer, built around two iconic British car brands. Land Rover is the world’s leading manufacturer of premium all-wheel-drive vehicles. Jaguar is one of the world’s premier luxury marques, as well as being the first ever brand to offer a premium all-electric performance SUV, the Jaguar I-PACE.
At Jaguar Land Rover we are driven by a desire to deliver class-leading vehicles, providing experiences people love, for life. Our products are in demand around the globe and in Fiscal 2019/20 we sold 508,659 vehicles in 127 countries.
We support around 250,000 people through our retailer network, suppliers and local businesses. At heart we are a British company, with two major design and engineering sites, three vehicle manufacturing facilities, an Engine Manufacturing Centre and soon to be opened Battery Assembly Centre. We also have vehicle plants in China, Brazil, India, Austria and Slovakia. Three of our seven technology hubs are in the UK – Manchester, Warwick (NAIC) and London – with additional sites in Shannon, Ireland, Portland, USA, Budapest, Hungary and Changshu, China.
We have a growing portfolio of electrified products across our model range, embracing fully electric, plug-in hybrid and mild-hybrid vehicles, as well as continuing to offer the latest diesel and petrol engines, giving our customers even more choice.
We are confident that our comprehensive strategy, exciting pipeline of market-leading vehicles and innovative approach to technology and mobility will see us continue to progress towards Destination Zero, our mission to shape future mobility with zero emissions, zero accidents and zero congestion.