[blackwasp]

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to lay off some staff at two of its factories in England. According to a media report, around 1,000 jobs would be lost due to unclear diesel policy and Brexit. Further, falling sales volumes in the United Kingdom have also been sighted as one of the reasons for the job cuts.

It is reported that the company will also cut down on the production of vehicles at its Solihull and Castle Bromwich plants. In a statement released earlier this week, the company revealed that it would be adjusting production schedules and the number of agency staff due to the decreased production demands. It was also said that JLR would be hiring high-skilled engineers, graduates and apprentices to work on next-gen powertrain systems including the plug-in hybrids that are offered on the Range Rover and Range Rover Sport, both of which are manufactured at the Solihull plant.

During the first quarter of 2018, Jaguar sales dropped by 26% while the demand for Land Rovers went down by 20% in the company's home market. According to JLR, sales are down because buyers are weary of diesel cars due to a proposed tax hike as well uncertainty due to Brexit. New car registrations have also seen a downward trend in Britain after reaching the peak in 2015-16.



Source - Autoblog

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[OrangeCar]

This is a major risk for Tata Motors group. JLR is what kept going Tata Motors's financials.

A comparison vis-a-vis its German peers shows JLR just doesn't match up to them in sales numbers, and thus a lot of ground was left to be covered.

With new management under Tata's supervision, they seemed to have got some traction, but then Brexit makes it harder for them.

Given that Tata Motors is struggling (albeit now trying its best) in the Indian market, it will be a while before things turn around for Tata.

Silver lining -
- JLR's current focus on developing electic powertrains should hopefully give it an advantage in the next decade, as the market preference shifts.
- And Tata Group head has realized and is driving Tata Motors to deliver and add value to the group! [Hopefully the stick from the big bosses will work this time!]

Lets see how this plays out.

[Geo_Ipe]

Originally Posted by OrangeCar

Given that Tata Motors is struggling (albeit now trying its best) in the Indian market, it will be a while before things turn around for Tata.

Are you sure Tata Motors is "struggling" in India? The last 4 models they launched (Tiago, Tigor, Hexa & Nexon) have been huge successes (by Tata standards before that)!

Also, what keeps the cash registers ticking at Tata was their commercial vehicle segments rather than passenger cars I thought! Hadn't read anything about that position being under threat in the recent past.