Jaguar Land Rover's £500m Investment in Halewood Plant
Jaguar Land Rover will invest half a billion pounds to upgrade its Halewood plant in Merseyside for hybrid and electric vehicle production. With plans for another two hundred fifty million pounds, the upgrades will include production of electric versions of Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque. Additional energy efficiency measures will reduce forty thousand tonnes of CO2 annually.
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will invest half a billion pounds to upgrade its Halewood plant in Merseyside for hybrid and electric vehicle production.
The UK's largest automotive employer has already invested £250m in new production lines, machinery, and technology at the plant, with another £250m planned in the coming years.
The upgrade will enable the production of electric versions of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque alongside traditional and hybrid models.
Owned by Tata, JLR is also investing £18bn to produce battery versions of its lineup, starting with an electric Range Rover in Solihull next year.
Built in 1963, the Halewood plant will be JLR’s first all-electric production facility, incorporating new robots, paint ovens, and energy efficiency measures to reduce CO2 emissions by 40,000 tonnes annually.
Despite a cautious approach to electric vehicles, JLR has shown strong financial performance, reporting record revenues for the April-to-June quarter.
The company’s strategy will need to adapt to the UK's zero emission vehicle mandate, which requires increased sales of electric cars.
The UK's largest automotive employer has already invested £250m in new production lines, machinery, and technology at the plant, with another £250m planned in the coming years.
The upgrade will enable the production of electric versions of the Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque alongside traditional and hybrid models.
Owned by Tata, JLR is also investing £18bn to produce battery versions of its lineup, starting with an electric Range Rover in Solihull next year.
Built in 1963, the Halewood plant will be JLR’s first all-electric production facility, incorporating new robots, paint ovens, and energy efficiency measures to reduce CO2 emissions by 40,000 tonnes annually.
Despite a cautious approach to electric vehicles, JLR has shown strong financial performance, reporting record revenues for the April-to-June quarter.
The company’s strategy will need to adapt to the UK's zero emission vehicle mandate, which requires increased sales of electric cars.
