Jaguar Land Rover is to cut up to 300 roles as part of a 'restructure' following the impact of US tariffs and a crippling cyber attack. The programme of 'redeployment and displacement' affects salaried and managerial posts, with hourly production workers excluded.
Job cuts and restructure
The company said the cuts are part of its ongoing 'transformation' including a focus on next-generation and electric vehicles. A JLR spokesman said: “As we evolve our operating model to accelerate the growth of our House of Brands and deliver our next-generation vehicles, we are transforming our business to improve decision-making and performance.
“As part of our ongoing transformation initiatives, we have launched a limited redeployment and displacement programme. Impacted colleagues will be supported to find alternative roles wherever possible, alongside the option of voluntary early exit.”
Affected staff will be offered early exit on favourable redundancy terms or to explore redeployment opportunities, with redundancy as an option if nothing suitable can be agreed. Unite national officer Des Quinn said: "Any of our members that need support will have the full support of Unite the union."
Financial impact
Jaguar Land Rover's annual profits, announced in May, slumped by more than 99% year-on-year to just £14m before tax and exceptional items, down from £2.5bn the year before. The company was hard hit by Donald Trump’s automotive industry tariffs that caused turmoil in its US export market, and a cyber attack on the last day of August that forced most systems and factories to shut down for weeks, with ongoing disruption to its supply chain.
The manufacturer employs 33,000 people in the UK, including thousands in the West Midlands at plants in Solihull and Castle Bromwich. The 'redeployment and displacement' programme affects staff in Solihull, Gaydon in Warwickshire, Wolverhampton and Coventry. At present, JLR employs about 10,700 at its Solihull vehicle assembly plant, 10,000 at its Gaydon global headquarters, up to 1,400 at its Wolverhampton propulsion and battery plant, and 2,500 at its Coventry advanced engineering and commercial operations base.
