Tag: Land Rover

• Tuesday, September 8th 2026 - 04:29 UTC

  Jaguar-Land Rover will cut 4.000 jobs to compete with Chinese electric carmakers

  

  Jaguar Land Rover announced on Monday it will cut 4,000 jobs across its global workforce as it tries to cut costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers. Britain’s biggest automaker said the job cuts will take place over the next two years as it targets 1.7 billion pounds (US$2.3 billion) in savings to make it more competitive as the industry transitions to electrification.

• Sunday, May 3rd 2026 - 09:40 UTC

  Falklands with the highest per capita ownership of the iconic Land Rover

  

  End of the month, 30th April, was Land Rover Day, and the Falkland Islands are known as the Land of the Rover, with the highest per capita ownership of the iconic vehicle, which is so closely linked to the rural development of the Islands.

• Friday, March 20th 2026 - 20:31 UTC

  Falklands end of working horse? British Army decides to retire iconic Land Rover fleet

  

  British soldiers will use a new fleet of thousands of modern vehicles, following the start of the retirement of the iconic Land Rover fleet. The retirement marks the end of an era for the vehicle that has been a cornerstone of UK military operations for more than 70 years, as reported by MoD. 

• Wednesday, February 17th 2021 - 08:07 UTC

  Jaguar will be all electric by 2025

  

  Jaguar Land Rover's Jaguar brand will be all-electric by 2025, the carmaker announced. The company will launch electric models of its entire Jaguar and Land Rover line-up by 2030, it added.

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 08:06 UTC

  Jaguar Land Rover running out of Chinese parts for UK factories: some parts flown in suitcases

  

  Jaguar Land Rover has flown in parts in suitcases as the effects of coronavirus take a toll on the carmaker's supply chain. It said it could start to run out of Chinese parts for its UK factories after two weeks.

• Tuesday, March 26th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  Land Rover beats Chinese auto industry copies in Beijing court

  

  Jaguar Land Rover has won a legal case to prevent a Chinese car brand from selling a copycat vehicle, ending a three-year court battle. In 2016 the UK-based carmaker sued Jiangling Motor Corporation over its Landwind X7 sport utility vehicle, which the company claimed bore an extremely similar resemblance to the Range Rover Evoque.

• Tuesday, February 19th 2019 - 08:54 UTC

  Honda will shut-down its plant in England by 2022; some 3.500 at stake

  

  Japanese car giant Honda is expected to announce the shutdown of its plant in south west England in 2022, putting 3,500 jobs at risk, media reports said on Monday. The car manufacturer is to announce the closure of its Swindon plant on Tuesday, according to Sky News, but still keep its European headquarters in nearby Bracknell.

• Friday, February 8th 2019 - 09:13 UTC

  Collapse in China sales hits Jaguar Land Rover profits

  

  Jaguar Land Rover booked a loss for the last three months of 2018 as sales collapsed in China. The company booked a £3.1bn reduction in the value of its plants and other investments leading to a £3.4bn quarterly loss, its biggest to date.

• Friday, January 25th 2019 - 09:22 UTC

  Brexit uncertainties: Jaguar Land Rover will extend its annual shutdown

  

  Jaguar Land Rover is to extend its annual April shutdown in car production because of uncertainties around Brexit. The UK's biggest carmaker will be idle for an extra week because of fears of disruption at its car and engine plants at Liverpool, Birmingham and Wolverhampton.

• Thursday, January 10th 2019 - 08:40 UTC

  Jaguar Land Rover is cutting 5.000 jobs from its 40.000 strong UK workforce

  

  Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will announce on Thursday it is cutting up to 5,000 jobs from its 40,000 strong UK workforce. Management, marketing and administrative roles are expected to be hardest hit, but some production staff may also be affected.