Jaguar-Land Rover's new factory in Slovakia is up & running

anjan_c2007 · 27th October 2018, 23:37

JLR has been planning to set up a new manufacturing plant in Slovakia and had started construction since Sept 2016. The budgeted amount for the plant was UK £ 1 billion, with a capacity to manufacture 150,000 cars with the maximum use of aluminium for the all-new Jaguar Land Rover range of vehicles. This budgeted amount of UK £ 1 billion as in 2016 has remained the same, unlike many projects where there are cost overruns, very commonly.

More details on this link:

https://www.tatamotors.com/jlr-press...ovakian-plant/

The plant located in Nitra, Slovakia is the first ever by a British car maker in this country. Having a presence with its plants in the U.K., China, India, Brazil and Austria , JLR had planned this new plant to increase its global footprints.

Brexit is a matter of great concern for JLR, as it is worried about its exports from the U.K. getting affected, due to now unknown duties to be levied by the EU countries on British goods' imports. Its is hoped that the Slovekian plant will assuage JLR's apprehensions to fill the gap in demand in the EU countries. In fact, when Tata Motors Indian operation's stars are on the rise, JLR has now reported losses. Till now, it was the other way around. Tata Motors' Indian operations were making losses and JLR profits were healing these wounds.

The plant becoming operational w.e.f. 25/10/2018 on this link:

https://media.jaguarlandrover.com/ne...plant-slovakia

ajmat · 29th October 2018, 10:47

With the UK being totally thoughtless about the implications of Brexit on the manufacturing industry in the UK, JLR are in danger of becoming an "Apple" brand - i.e design and research in the UK, manufacturing outside of this. Another aspect amplified by Brexit are the lack of skills. Metalbashing is no longer glamourous in the UK. Look at me - a British manufacturing engineer, forced to move to India years ago due to the lack of opportunities. Germany have enough skills to match the capacity. Where are the best engineering talent after that?

Middle Europe!

JLR need every penny for product development. Capacity augmentation is managed through Steyr, China and parent Tata. The sops and the Euro advantage was a no brainer. It will allow lower serment cars to be made cheaper nad give better margins. All Discoveries will comes from here and perhaps the E-Pace later on.

27th October 2018, 23:37	#1
anjan_c2007 Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: India Posts: 8,331 Thanked: 20,646 Times View My Garage	Jaguar-Land Rover's new factory in Slovakia is up & running JLR has been planning to set up a new manufacturing plant in Slovakia and had started construction since Sept 2016. The budgeted amount for the plant was UK £ 1 billion, with a capacity to manufacture 150,000 cars with the maximum use of aluminium for the all-new Jaguar Land Rover range of vehicles. This budgeted amount of UK £ 1 billion as in 2016 has remained the same, unlike many projects where there are cost overruns, very commonly. More details on this link: https://www.tatamotors.com/jlr-press...ovakian-plant/ The plant located in Nitra, Slovakia is the first ever by a British car maker in this country. Having a presence with its plants in the U.K., China, India, Brazil and Austria , JLR had planned this new plant to increase its global footprints. Brexit is a matter of great concern for JLR, as it is worried about its exports from the U.K. getting affected, due to now unknown duties to be levied by the EU countries on British goods' imports. Its is hoped that the Slovekian plant will assuage JLR's apprehensions to fill the gap in demand in the EU countries. In fact, when Tata Motors Indian operation's stars are on the rise, JLR has now reported losses. Till now, it was the other way around. Tata Motors' Indian operations were making losses and JLR profits were healing these wounds. The plant becoming operational w.e.f. 25/10/2018 on this link: https://media.jaguarlandrover.com/ne...plant-slovakia
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29th October 2018, 10:47	#2
ajmat Team-BHP Support Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Bangalore Posts: 14,864 Thanked: 27,975 Times View My Garage	Re: Jaguar-Land Rover's new factory in Slovakia is up & running With the UK being totally thoughtless about the implications of Brexit on the manufacturing industry in the UK, JLR are in danger of becoming an "Apple" brand - i.e design and research in the UK, manufacturing outside of this. Another aspect amplified by Brexit are the lack of skills. Metalbashing is no longer glamourous in the UK. Look at me - a British manufacturing engineer, forced to move to India years ago due to the lack of opportunities. Germany have enough skills to match the capacity. Where are the best engineering talent after that? Middle Europe! JLR need every penny for product development. Capacity augmentation is managed through Steyr, China and parent Tata. The sops and the Euro advantage was a no brainer. It will allow lower serment cars to be made cheaper nad give better margins. All Discoveries will comes from here and perhaps the E-Pace later on.
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