UK – Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,300 jobs

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR). Though it’s now owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, JLR employs more than 30,000 people in the UK and is growing fast. Today it announced it’s set to take on 1,300 new staff at its Solihull plant, who will work on a new Jaguar ‘crossover’ SUV model, a 4×4 based on its C-X17 concept car.

‘Today’s announcements once again demonstrate our commitment to the UK and the advancement of a high-tech, high skilled, manufacturing-led economy,’ said JLR CEO Dr Ralf Speth. The news caps off a strong year for the business – sales by volume in 2014 were up 9% to 462,678 vehicles.

Chosen excerpts by Job Market Monitor. Read the whole story at Jaguar Land Rover to create 1,300 jobs after record year.