Car giant set to cut output amid diesels demand fall
Jaguar Land Rover is set to cut production and not renew the contractsofaround1,000temporary workers at its Solihull plant, according to reports.
Falling demand for diesel cars and the potential impact of Brexit are being blamed for an expected announcement to its workforce on Monday about its plans for 2018/19.
The firm confirmed in a statement: “In light of the continuing headwinds impacting the car industry, we are making some adjustments to our production schedules and the level of agency staff.
“We are however continuing to recruit large numbers of highly skilled engineers, graduates and apprentices as we are over-proportionally invested in new products and technologies. We also remain committed to our UK plants in which we have invested more than £4 billion since 2010 to future proof manufacturing technologies to deliver new models.”
New car sales fell 5.7 per cent in the UK last year amid falling consumer confidence.