Jaguar Land Rover Plans US Defender Pickup Built With Stellantis, Sources Say
Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis are weighing a Defender pickup built in the US, avoiding tariffs while key platform and timing decisions remain open.


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Jaguar Land Rover and Stellantis are weighing a Defender pickup built in the US, avoiding tariffs while key platform and timing decisions remain open.

Job cuts come as JLR faces falling sales and intense Chinese competition while trying to switch to electric vehicles.

The cuts come as the carmaker struggles with Chinese competition, US tariffs, and the transition to electric vehicles.

JLR pursues £1.7 billion in savings, voluntary redundancies, and a lower 300,000-vehicle break-even point as tariffs and Chinese rivals reshape demand.

The luxury carmaker is targeting £1.7 billion ($2.3 billion) in savings as it faces Chinese competition, a cyberattack and U.S. tariffs.

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and Chinese competitors, faces talks with union leaders and government. The government has signalled that it will not…

The car giant says it expects fewer than 300 people will lose their jobs.

Liam Byrne spoke after the government announced it was backing a £1.5bn loan to the company, and warned cyber attacks could become more common.

The firm has been unable to operate its production lines for more than a week due to the shutdown.
The company says this is 'normal business practice' but an expert blames Trump tariffs

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