Business Secretary will meet with Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) bosses amidst reports of job cuts. JLR has confirmed a voluntary redundancy program for salaried and management team members as part of efforts to simplify its organization and achieve £1.7 billion in savings over two years. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham claims that the UK automotive industry is being "crippled" by government policies, including high industrial energy costs and unsustainable electric vehicle mandates. JLR's revenues fell 9.6% year-on-year to £6 billion for the three months to June 30, driven by a 9.2% decline in car volumes.
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Business Secretary to meet Jaguar Land Rover bosses amid job cut reports
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JLR confirmed in a statement that it is opening a voluntary redundancy programme offering salaried and management team members the opportunity to leave the business.
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It comes as the group continues its recovery from a major cyberattack which forced it to halt production last year.
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A JLR spokesperson said: “Over the past three years, we have strengthened our House of Brands and transformed our product portfolio for the next generation.
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“As we deliver the next phase of our strategy we need to adapt to evolving global market conditions while targeting approximately £1.7 billion of savings over the next two years and reduce break-evens to 300,000 vehicles.
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To achieve this, we must further simplify our organisation, improve efficiency and build greater resilience.”
The company confirmed it had informed colleagues and trade union partners of the voluntary redundancy programme, adding it would “share further information with our colleagues first”.
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“We have taken significant action to back the UK automotive industry by lowering electricity bills for manufacturers, providing £4 billion of capital and R&D funding to manufacture zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) and launching a £2 billion electric car grant to encourage people to buy EVs (electric vehicles).”
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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Death by a thousand cuts has been going on under the nose of successive governments.
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“Years of under-investment, unsustainable ZEV mandates and high industrial energy costs are crippling the industry.
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JLR revealed last month that revenues fell by 9.6% year-on-year to £6 billion for the three months to June 30, driven by a 9.2% decline in car volumes.
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It came after production was heavily disrupted by a raft of factors, including a fire at a supplier’s factory.
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JLR briefly paused production for its Range Rover and Range Rover Sport models at its Solihull plant in March after a major fire at the factory of a component manufacturer in Norway.
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Car sales volumes have also been impacted by Jaguar’s decision to stop the production of numerous diesel and petrol-run models, including its F-Pace.
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Jaguar is shifting its focus to electric models as part of a strategy overhaul to boost the brand’s fortunes.
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JLR reported a pre-tax profit, before exceptional items, of £109 million for the quarter, compared with a £351 million profit a year earlier.
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Profit margins were knocked by a one-off provision linked to US fuel economy rules, which partially offset reduced US-UK tariffs.
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Earlier this year, JLR said it planned to cut around £1.7 billion in costs over the coming years to help support its recovery.
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The firm has been recovering from the cyberattack last year which had major impact on the business, its employees and the wider UK economy.
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The car maker was forced to stop production at its UK factories for five weeks from September 1 last year, which weighed on sales in late 2025 and led to heavy financial losses.
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