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Jaguar Land Rover to cut 4,000 jobs
- On Monday, Jaguar Land Rover launched a voluntary redundancy programme, while Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds ruled out government financial support for the restructuring.
- JLR targets approximately £1.7 billion in savings over two years to counter rising operational costs and intense competition from Chinese manufacturers BYD and Chery gaining market share with lower-priced electric vehicles.
- The company expects to cut approximately 4,000 positions, equivalent to roughly 10% of its global workforce, while seeking to reduce its break-even point to 300,000 vehicles following recent financial losses.
- Unite general secretary Sharon Graham criticized "years of under-investment" and "unsustainable ZEV mandates" as crippling the industry, while Reynolds stated he does not "intervene and run businesses."
- Alongside the restructuring, JLR is expanding its presence in the US and pushing into the premium electric vehicle market, with its first electric Range Rover launched earlier this month at £154,070.
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