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.

Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to cut 4,000 jobs globally to reduce costs and compete with Chinese electric carmakers

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

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

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The company is struggling with the impact of tariffs as well as the fallout from a major cyber attack last year.

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Chandrasekaran said he would not seek reappointment when his term ends due to a lack of support from the Tata Sons board.

The hack on car giant Jaguar Land Rover last year was one the most disrupting, damaging, and costly hacks of the last few years.

The cyber-attack pushed the carmaker into the red after it was forced to shut down its production lines.

The attack on Jaguar Land Rover could be the most economically damaging in UK history. Now, attention turns to what happens next.

JLR shutdown after hack drives UK car production to worst September since 1952

Rich Mulligan says the Coventry firm he works for has set up a foodbank for staff laid off by the JLR hack.
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.

Ministers hope the loan, from a commercial bank and underwritten by the government, will give certainty to suppliers.

The government has been urged to "act fast" to protect hundreds of jobs following the cyber attack.

Staff in Solihull, Halewood and Wolverhampton have been told not to come into work until Monday.

The car-maker previously said there was no evidence that customers information had been taken.
The firm has been unable to operate its production lines for more than a week due to the shutdown.

The carmaker says it is working around the clock to restart its networks safely following the attack.

The company continues the complex work of restoring its systems after the cyber attack on the weekend.
The hack has caused severe disruption at manufacturing plants globally, with some staff told not to come into work.

Staff were sent home and the company shut down its IT systems in an effort to minimise the damage done.

Jaguar Land Rover, which is one of Britain's biggest carmakers, described the U.S. as "an important market" for the firm's luxury brands.

The British firm say no vehicles will be shipped in April as it processes the impact of Donald Trump's tariffs.

The luxury car maker says the move will more than double its capacity for bespoke paint orders.

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