| Motor industry jobs | Jaguar Land Rover announcement |
The ink has barely dried on Tata's deal to buy Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and already there are obvious signs of confidence with the announcement that the two halves of the new company are looking to take on 600 more key employees. These new jobs will be mostly for engineers employed in the development of products and sustainable technology.
It is part of a £700 million investment by JLR to improve its environmental performance. Another part of this programme is a new graduate recruitment scheme which will take on 80 university leavers for a two-year development period.
Jaguar has reported a big surge in sales recently thanks to the
new XF saloon, while Land Rover has posted its third successive year of record sales. Newly appointed JLR chief executive David Smith said: "This recruitment drive demonstrates confidence in our future. With our new owners, we have entered an exciting era with stunning new models and ambitious technologies. I can't remember a better time to be part of the British car industry, and certainly it is a brilliant time for Jaguar Land Rover."
Alisdair Suttie - 18 Jun 2008