JAGUAR Land Rover has axed its Castle Bromwich car plant worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas. The car maker blamed the decision on “continuing headwinds” impacting the UK industry. Getty Images – Getty Workers at the JLR Castle Bromwich site have had their hours cut to a three-day week The decision… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover cuts Birmingham factory worker hours to just three days a week until Christmas – but they keep full …
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UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
(Adds supplier comment on JLR) By Costas Pitas LONDON, Sept 18 (Reuters) – German carmaker BMW said it will move the annual maintenance shutdown period for its British Mini plant to just after Britain is due to leave the European Union in April, in case there is no Brexit deal. Carmakers generally close their factories… Continue reading UPDATE 2-BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
The senior vice president of Honda Europe has warned that a no-deal Brexit would cost his company tens of millions of pounds. Ian Howells told the BBC that quitting the bloc without an agreement would affect the carmaker’s competitiveness in Europe. He said the Japanese firm was preparing for a no-deal outcome but had not… Continue reading Honda: No-deal Brexit ‘would cost millions’
More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week
Jaguar Land Rover Castle Bromwich move comes after carmaker was accused of ‘scaremongering’ about Brexit Jaguar Land Rover employs 40,000 people in the UK. Photograph: Bloomberg via Getty Images Jaguar Land Rover has announced that more than 3,000 staff will move to a three-day week at its Castle Bromwich plant in the West Midlands, only… Continue reading More than 3,000 Jaguar Land Rover staff will go to three-day week
Jaguar workers put on three-day week
About 1,000 workers at Jaguar’s Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham will move from a five-day to a three-day week from October until Christmas. Jaguar Land Rover said it was making “temporary adjustments to our production schedules” at the factory. It affects about half the plant’s 2,000 workers, who will remain on full pay. Jack Dromey,… Continue reading Jaguar workers put on three-day week
Jaguar Land Rover boss ‘scaremongering’ on no-deal Brexit, says Tory
Brexit Hard Brexiter Bernard Jenkin says worries about border delays are unfounded Bernard Jenkin is a member of the European Research group collection of hard Brexit-backing Tories. Photograph: Chris McAndrew A leading Conservative Brexiter has accused the head of Jaguar Land Rover of inventing dire consequences for his company of a no-deal Brexit, saying people… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover boss ‘scaremongering’ on no-deal Brexit, says Tory
‘Tens of thousands’ of jobs at risk, Jaguar Land Rover boss tells PM
Brexit Ralf Speth says he cannot be sure any UK plants will continue to operate after Brexit Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive said under current estimates a hard Brexit would cost the firm £1.2bn a year. Photograph: Oli Scarff/Getty Images Britain’s biggest car manufacturer, Jaguar Land Rover, has launched a blistering attack on Theresa May’s… Continue reading ‘Tens of thousands’ of jobs at risk, Jaguar Land Rover boss tells PM
UPDATE 2-Wrong Brexit will cost tens of thousands of UK car jobs, warns Jaguar boss
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – The wrong Brexit deal could cost tens of thousands of British car jobs and risks production at Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover, its boss warned, adding he had no idea if his plants could function after Britain quits the European Union. FILE PHOTO: Ralf Speth, CEO of Jaguar Land Rover,… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Wrong Brexit will cost tens of thousands of UK car jobs, warns Jaguar boss
UPDATE 1-Wrong Brexit deal will cost thousands of jobs- Jaguar Land Rover CEO
BIRMINGHAM, England (Reuters) – The wrong Brexit deal could cost tens of thousands of jobs, the boss of Britain’s biggest carmaker Jaguar Land Rover warned on Tuesday, saying he had no idea whether his plants would be able to operate after Britain leaves the European Union next year. FILE PHOTO – Jaguar Land Rover (JLR)… Continue reading UPDATE 1-Wrong Brexit deal will cost thousands of jobs- Jaguar Land Rover CEO
The sales of Jaguar Land Rover fall 4.9% in August before the debate of diesel and Brexit
Posted 10/09/2018 11: 32: 44CET MADRID, 10 Sep. (EUROPA PRESS) – Car sales of the Jaguar Land Rover brand dropped by 4.9% in August, with 36,629 units sold, as a result of growing consumer concern about diesel cars and the debate generated by Berxit, according to data published by the company. British trademark registrations fell… Continue reading The sales of Jaguar Land Rover fall 4.9% in August before the debate of diesel and Brexit