Land Rover increasing production

Posted on August 10th, 2009 by News in Manufacturers, News

Land Rover is increasing production at its Solihull factory as forecasts of strong demand for updated Land Rover Discovery and Range Rover Sport models mean that workers will revert back to their previous working hours, after working reduced shifts since the spring.

Temporary shutdowns will take place, however, at Land Rover’s factory in Halewood, Merseyside, which produces the Freelander.

Up to 300 jobs could be lost at Halewood, when production of the Jaguar X-type ceases later this year. Jaguar Land Rover has said the losses will be through voluntary redundancies.

Source: WhatCar


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  • 2 Comments on “Land Rover increasing production”

    1. exchangeandmart

      I think i have officially fallen in love with the new range rover, so im not at all suprised that there will be a strong demand for them – It just got an amzing 5 star review too at exchange and mart http://tiny.cc/vg6lq Good blogging with you

    2. nigel

      I must admit that I was a bit disappointed with its looks. It seems they’ve just smoothed out the bumpers a bit and changed the grille design. Range Rovers tend to date very quickly these days and I think this car will do exactly that.

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