This article is from the source 'bbc' and was first published or seen on . It last changed over 40 days ago and won't be checked again for changes.
You can find the current article at its original source at http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21003670
The article has changed 6 times. There is an RSS feed of changes available.
| Version 1 | Version 2 |
|---|---|
| Jaguar Land Rover to create 800 new jobs | |
| (about 7 hours later) | |
| Jaguar Land Rover has announced the creation of 800 production jobs at its plant in Solihull. | |
| It comes on top of a successful retail performance by the carmaker, owned by India's Tata, in 2012. | It comes on top of a successful retail performance by the carmaker, owned by India's Tata, in 2012. |
| The West Midlands plant already employs 6,000 people producing the Range Rover Discovery and Defender models. | The West Midlands plant already employs 6,000 people producing the Range Rover Discovery and Defender models. |
| The government said the news was a welcome boost. Last week Japanese carmaker Honda said it would cut 800 jobs at its Swindon production plant. | |
| Jaguar Land Rover said earlier this month that its outlook for 2013 was positive after UK vehicle sales rose by one fifth last year. | Jaguar Land Rover said earlier this month that its outlook for 2013 was positive after UK vehicle sales rose by one fifth last year. |
| The new jobs are being created to deal with increased demand from China and the Far East, Russia and the US. | |
| The Chinese market - where sales of Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles have risen 80% in the past year - has been rising in importance to the company. | The Chinese market - where sales of Jaguar Land Rover's vehicles have risen 80% in the past year - has been rising in importance to the company. |
| Jaguar Land Rover sealed a joint venture to make cars with Chinese company Chery Automobile in November. | Jaguar Land Rover sealed a joint venture to make cars with Chinese company Chery Automobile in November. |
| In December the firm also said it was considering building cars in Saudi Arabia. | In December the firm also said it was considering building cars in Saudi Arabia. |
| If it went ahead, it would be the Indian-owned company's second overseas manufacturing plant, after agreeing to build a plant in Shanghai. | If it went ahead, it would be the Indian-owned company's second overseas manufacturing plant, after agreeing to build a plant in Shanghai. |
| More than 200 of the 800 new UK jobs to be created are supported by the government's regional growth fund. | |
| They will be taken on one-year contracts to start with and will be converted to full time workers should market conditions remain strong. | They will be taken on one-year contracts to start with and will be converted to full time workers should market conditions remain strong. |