Jaguar Land Rover is to shed 1,000 jobs and cut production at two sites, according to reports. The carmaker said it would make an announcement to employees on Monday regarding its production plans for 2018/19. It added: “In light of the continuing headwinds impacting the car industry, we are making some adjustments to our production… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover ‘to cut 1,000 jobs’ in Solihull
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JAGUAR LAND ROVER STATEMENT ON COMMUNICATION TO WORKFORCE OF 2018/19 PRODUCTION PLANS
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Jaguar Land Rover cuts 1000 contract jobs due to diesel sales slump
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will not renew the contracts of around 1000 agency workers at its Solihull plant due to industry challenges caused by falling diesel car sales. The company said in a statement that “continuing headwinds” have forced it to make “adjustments to production schedules and the number of agency staff”. It continued: “We are, however,… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover cuts 1000 contract jobs due to diesel sales slump
Jaguar Land Rover to shed 1,000 contract staff
Jaguar Land Rover says it will not be renewing the contracts of 1,000 temporary workers in Solihull. The company blamed the “continuing headwinds impacting the car industry” for the move. It said it was continuing to recruit large numbers of engineers and apprentices and it remained “committed to its UK plants. Earlier this year it… Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover to shed 1,000 contract staff
Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows
Brussels, 12 April 2018 – A report published today by the European Environment Agency (EEA) shows that there is still serious underinvestment in electric vehicle recharging infrastructure across Europe, with only one in three EU member states providing incentives. According to the EEA report, specific incentives for electric vehicle charging points were found in only… Continue reading Press Releases – Insufficient support for electric vehicle charging infrastructure hampers uptake, new report shows
PSA boss Carlos Tavares: electric cars could be more problematic than people think
Industry by Jim Holder, Autocar UK Apr 12, 2018 The DS E-Tense electric supercar came as evidence of PSA’s push for electrification Jaguar’s electric I-Pace is expected to be one of the market’s fastest-selling EVs The switch from the combustion engine to electrified powertrains will bring greater societal issues than the car industry alone can… Continue reading PSA boss Carlos Tavares: electric cars could be more problematic than people think
Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook
Waymo seems to be banking on confronting the automotive industry with the same challenge. By Alex Webb When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts… Continue reading Waymo takes a page out of Google’s Android Playbook
Icahn to sell Federal-Mogul to Tenneco for $5.4 billion
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he was selling auto parts maker Federal-Mogul to Tenneco Inc (TEN.N) in a $5.4 billion deal, unloading an investment he has held for nearly two decades and picking up a new stake in Tenneco. Tenneco plans to separate into two independent, publicly traded companies – one… Continue reading Icahn to sell Federal-Mogul to Tenneco for $5.4 billion
Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook
When Google set out to tackle the smartphone market with its Android operating system, it picked off the more vulnerable subscale brands with little software expertise. Within three years, those phone makers had surged up the sales charts to become the biggest players. At the time of Android’s launch in 2008, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and… Continue reading Alphabet’s Waymo Takes a Page Out of Google’s Android Playbook
UPDATE 2-Icahn to sell Federal-Mogul to Tenneco for $5.4 bln
(Reuters) – Activist investor Carl Icahn said on Tuesday he was selling auto parts maker Federal-Mogul to Tenneco Inc (TEN.N) in a $5.4 billion deal that will also give him a stake in the company. FILE PHOTO: Billionaire activist investor Carl Icahn gives an interview on FOX Business Network’s Neil Cavuto show in New York… Continue reading UPDATE 2-Icahn to sell Federal-Mogul to Tenneco for $5.4 bln