Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will cut 4,000 jobs over two years as part of its cost-saving drive. The majority of these cuts are expected to affect office roles in the UK, where around 34,000 staff are based. JLR's chief executive, PB Balaji, emphasized that the company is committed to supporting employees who will be let go with care and fairness. This decision comes amidst intense competition from cheaper Chinese electric vehicles and soaring costs due to US President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to cut up to 4,000 jobs in a bid to save around £1.7 billion over the next two years. The company, which is owned by Tata Motors, has been hit by a cyberattack that brought production to a halt for over a month last year, as well as soaring costs and weaker demand. The job cuts will affect mainly white-collar workers in management and research and development roles.
JLR employs 34,000 people across its three sites in England, with a further 120,000 jobs supported in the supply chain. The company has informed staff and trade union partners about the voluntary redundancy programme, which will offer salaried and management team members the opportunity to leave the business.
The UK government has signalled that it will not invest taxpayers' money to limit job losses at JLR, with Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds stating that it is not his job to "intervene and run businesses". The company's plans for redundancies come as a blow to Andy Burnham, who recently pledged to "reindustrialise" Britain.
JLR is targeting a reduction in its break-even point to 300,000 vehicles, and needs to adapt to "evolving global market conditions". The company has strengthened its "house of brands" and transformed its product portfolio over the past three years, but now needs to make further changes to improve efficiency.
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The cuts are largely expected to impact office roles, with the majority of job losses affecting its UK operations, where around 34,000 staff in total are based.
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Just under 10,000 are employed by the company overseas.
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Chief executive PB Balaji said the group was “committed to supporting everyone with care, fairness and respect” throughout the process.
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It comes as JLR continues its recovery from a major cyber attack that forced it to halt production last year, but sales have since remained under pressure amid intense competition from cheaper Chinese electric vehicles, while it also tackles soaring costs and the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
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Mr Reynolds has spoken to Mr Balaji and is set to meet the firm’s leadership team on Tuesday.
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Mr Balaji said: “The automotive industry faces significant challenges, with technological change amidst intense competition and ongoing geo-political uncertainty.
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“Through our growth reimagined strategy, JLR is moving decisively to strengthen our competitiveness and position the business for long-term success.
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He added: “As part of this transformation, we will reduce our global workforce by around 4,000 roles over the next two years.
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“We recognise this will be difficult news for colleagues affected and are committed to supporting everyone with care, fairness and respect.
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“Together, these actions will help build a stronger, more competitive JLR for all our stakeholders.”
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JLR said over the weekend it was launching a voluntary redundancy programme, mostly among its 26,000 salaried and management employees rather than production workers.
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The company makes most of its cars in factories across the UK, including at Solihull, West Midlands, and Halewood, Merseyside.
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Downing Street acknowledged the impact of the announcement but made clear the Government was standing by its refusal to consider a bailout.
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The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said: “We understand that this will be an uncertain and concerning time for affected workers, their families and the wider communities.
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“And we know that current market conditions are challenging for the automotive sector globally.”
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He said: “Whether or not these redundancies are voluntary, we now need urgent assurances that maximum support will be deployed to help everyone affected find new work.”
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Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands, said the Combined Authority had put together a £500,000 support package for JLR workers who take voluntary redundancy and stressed “if more help is needed, we are ready to do more”.
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He said: “These are highly skilled people and I want those skills to stay here in the West Midlands.
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“We have employers across our automotive, advanced manufacturing, research and development and other growing industries who need those skills.
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Our job now is to bring those opportunities and these workers together.”
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Mr Reynolds told Laura Kuenssberg’s show on the BBC on Sunday he would focus on helping “mitigate” job losses, but that there would be no government support for JLR.
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He said: “A company the size of JLR, which is a huge British success story, at various times in its business cycle, the number of, directly, people it employs will change.
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If this is about making sure over time that the workforce is right to make the business as competitive as possible, that’s the conversation we need to have.
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“Of course you want to mitigate any job losses.”
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Asked if there could be financial support to protect those jobs, he added: “Not if it’s to bail people out.
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Trade union Unite is due to join Mr Reynolds in meeting JLR’s boss this week.
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Unite’s 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 (zero-emission vehicles) mandates and high industrial energy costs are crippling the industry.
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Ms Graham added: “While the cuts planned are not expected to impact the UK manufacturing footprint or its supply chain, we need to ensure that no stone is left unturned to mitigate these jobs losses in the highly skilled white collar workforce.
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“There are clearly differences between the messages given to the workforce on timings and scope, from that said at the weekend, that need immediate clarification.”
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Shadow transport secretary Richard Holden said: “Conservatives, business and the unions are clear – the ZEV mandate and punishing energy costs are crippling the British automotive industry.
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But Labour are not listening.”
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