Britain’s biggest car maker, Jaguar Land Rover, has confirmed it has ramped-up vehicle production at its UK factories on the back of increasing orders worldwide. The manufacturer cut around 1,100 agency jobs earlier this year as coronavirus forced car giants to operate with reduced staff numbers and after it hit global demand for new vehicles. … Read more
A gender-fluid engineer who was branded ‘IT’ by bullying workmates at Jaguar Land Rover has been awarded £180,000 after winning a landmark discrimination case. Rose Taylor, 43, was teased and harassed by colleagues at the car manufacturer after she began identifying as gender fluid/non-binary in 2017. An employment tribunal heard how she suffered insults and … Read more
A billionaire oligarch whose former business partner is behind bars in Russia was killed when he mysteriously walked into the path of a Jaguar before being thrown under another car, a coroner heard. Dmitry Obretetskiy was walking his dog Oscar when he was knocked down near his home in leafy Oxshott, Surrey. It was unclear … Read more
Jaguar Land Rover is hit by Covid outbreak as four workers test positive and whistleblower claims staff are ‘dropping like flies Four workers have been diagnosed with Covid-19 at JLR’s Solihull plant A number of other workers have been told they must self-isolate at home Nationwide more than 1,700 new Covid-19 infections were confirmed by … Read more
ALEX BRUMMER: Thierry Bollore making big jump in moving from mass production Renault to image-driven luxury sector of Jaguar Land Rover By Alex Brummer for the Daily Mail Published: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 | Updated: 00:24 BST, 29 July 2020 Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has reached out to car-making royalty in the choice of … Read more
Britain’s biggest car-maker Jaguar Land Rover has signalled its electric future – and created sparks of its own – by choosing ousted Renault boss Thierry Bollore as its next chief executive. Seen by many as a surprise and unexpected choice, it marks an incredible bounce-back for Bollore who will take over at JLR – owned … Read more
If you detect a bit of a buzz about BMW’s new all-electric SUV unveiled today, that’s because it’s the first customer car for which Oscar-winning movie composer Hans Zimmer has written its soundtrack. Not only is the German car giant’s new iX3 its first pure electric SUV, it’s also the first to use sounds from … Read more
If you detect a bit of a buzz about BMW’s new all-electric SUV unveiled today, that’s because it’s the first customer car for which Oscar-winning movie composer Hans Zimmer has written its soundtrack. Not only is the German car giant’s new iX3 its first pure electric SUV, it’s also the first to use sounds from … Read more
Pictured: Boy, 13, who was killed when a Jaguar car mounted the pavement and hit him as he walked to meet friends for football Jack Worwood, 13, was en route to play football before a driver crashed into him The collision, which took place in Ashton in Makerfield, left him seriously injured Paramedics rushed Jack … Read more
Jaguar has re-energised its sporty all-electric I-Pace SUV by boosting its re-charging speed and its hi-tech infotainment system. It will provide up to 33 miles of range per hour to customers and a full charge from empty on the more powerful charger now takes only 8.6 hours, compared to 12.75 hours it took before, says … Read more