Jaguar Land Rover set to build electric cars in UK

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has decided to produce a range of electric vehicles at its central England factory, it announced on Friday, securing thousands of jobs in a major boost to post-Brexit Britain.

"Jaguar Land Rover today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK," the Indian-owned group said in a statement.

The first car to roll off the production line at Castle Bromwich, which currently employs 2,500 workers, will be the next-generation all-electric Jaguar XJ luxury saloon model.

"It's a huge step for (the) very prestigious, special premium-luxury XJ production in Castle Bromwich," JLR Chief Executive Ralf Speth told AFP in an interview.

The facility in Birmingham, Britain's second biggest city, will produce the electric vehicles as part of a "huge" electrification investment that was "in the billions", Speth said.

 

Jaguar Land Rover set to build electric cars in UK

Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover has decided to produce a range of electric vehicles at its central England factory, it announced on Friday, securing thousands of jobs in a major boost to post-Brexit Britain. Jaguar Land Rover today revealed plans to manufacture a range of new electrified vehicles at its manufacturing plant in Castle Bromwich, UK, the Indian-owned group said in a statement. The first car to roll off the production line at Castle Bromwich, which currently employs 2,500 workers, will be the next-generation all-electric Jaguar XJ luxury saloon model. Its a huge step for (the) very prestigious, special premium-luxury XJ production in Castle Bromwich, JLR Chief Executive Ralf Speth told AFP in an interview. The facility in Birmingham, Britains second biggest city, will produce the electric vehicles as part of a huge electrification investment that was in the billions, Speth said.