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Jaguar Land Rover announces 4,000 job cuts over two years
September 9, 2026 at 07:34 AM
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6 reports · 1 in Arabic, 5 in English · over 26 hours
Jaguar Land Rover has announced 4,000 job cuts over the next two years, mostly in management roles at its Coventry head office, as it seeks £1.7bn in annual savings.
- JLR CEO PB Balaji said the automotive industry faces significant challenges, including technological change, intense competition and geopolitical uncertainty,and JLR is committed to supporting staff through the redundancies.
- Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds said the government will not provide state financial assistance for JLR's job-cutting programme.
- West Midlands Mayor Richard Parker announced a £500,000 support package for JLR workers taking voluntary redundancy.
- David Roberts, chairman of JLR supplier Evtec, said up to 200,000 UK jobs could be tied to JLR,and warned automotive demand would contract without government policy changes.




