JLR Announces 800 New Jobs
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce at the Detroit car show that it's creating 800 more jobs at its plant in Solihull.
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JLR announce 800 jobs in the Midlands - report
Jaguar Land Rover is taking on 800 more people.
It's selling more cars than ever around the world.
China overtook the UK for sales in the last 12 months but today the company said people who fear that it would switch all production to the Far East were wrong.
800 New jobs at Jaguar Land Rover in Solihull
Jaguar Land Rover is taking on 800 more people to build new models at its factory in Solihull. The firm says it will bring out eight new or redesigned cars.
It sold the most cars in the company's history last year.
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JLR job announcement "a welcome boost" for the UK automotive industry
The Business Secretary Vince Cable MP says Jaguar Land Rover is going from strength to strength.
– Business Secretary Vince Cable MP"Jaguar Land Rover's creation of 800 new jobs in Solihull to support new product development is a welcome boost for the UK automotive industry.
"The company's investment of £2 billion this year and 8,000 new jobs over the last two years shows how JLR goes from strength to strength.
"With support from the Government's Regional Growth Fund, it's a clear demonstration of where the Government working in partnership with the private sector can make a real difference to the UK economy."
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Unite welcomes Jaguar Land Rover jobs announcement
Unite the Union has welcomed Jaguar Land Rover's announcement of 800 new jobs at Lode Lane in Solihull.
– Tony Burke, Unite's assistant general secretaryFollowing the bad news from Honda last week, these new jobs are to be welcomed. They are part of JLR's ongoing expansion.
"Although the contracts are for one year, we hope that we can convert them into well paid, permanent jobs in the future. The Evoque is a very successful export leader so there is no reason why that can't happen in the future.
"The workforce at Solihull are highly skilled and have made a massive contribution to the success of the company here in the UK."
800 jobs to build eight new models
by Mark Gough
Jaguar Land Rover is taking on 800 more people to build new models at its factory in Solihull this year.
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Jaguar Land Rover to announce 800 new jobs
Jaguar Land Rover is expected to announce in the next few hours that it's creating 800 more jobs at its plant at Solihull.
The factory is home to the Range Rover model. Recently, the company launched a version of the car made from aluminium. The new workers will be taken on to meet increased demand for the Range Rover.
Bosses from the company are expected to confirm the announcement at the Detroit motor show in the next few hours. We'll have a full report on the announcement in our bulletins tomorrow and on our website.