Jaguar seals ‘significant’ order to supply China
Despite troubled times for the motor industry Jaguar Land Rover has announced a deal to supply a Chinese company with 13,000 vehicles, providing a dose of good news for the beleaguered UK car industry.
Jaguar said it was “a very significant” order, and was particularly welcome at “this challenging time”.
The order, for both Land Rover and Jaguar cars, comes as many carmakers have cut jobs after falling sales.
Jaguar Land Rover is a business built around two great British car brands that design, engineer and manufacture in the UK.
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Jaguar Cars, founded in 1922, is one of the world’s premier manufacturers of luxury saloons and sports cars.
Land Rover has been manufacturing authentic 4x4s, since 1948, which define ‘breadth of capability’ in their segments.
The Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models are manufactured at the company’s Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham, while the Jaguar X-TYPE is produced alongside the Land Rover Freelander 2 at the Halewood plant in Liverpool. Land Rover’s Defender, Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models are all built at the Solihull plant.
The Jaguar Land Rover business employs over 16,000 people, predominantly in the UK, including some 3,500 engineers at two product development centres in Whitley in Coventry and Gaydon in Warwickshire.
The business is a major wealth generator for the UK with 78% of Land Rovers exported to 169 countries and 70% of Jaguars exported to 63 countries. Sales to customers are conducted principally through franchised dealers and importers.
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