Type
Internal restructuring
Country
United Kingdom
Region
West Midlands; Herefordshire; Worcestershire and Warwickshire
Location of affected unit(s)
Solihull
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

1,000 jobs
Number of planned job losses
Job loss
Announcement Date
8 September 2004
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Ford announced its backing for a plan to secure the future of the Land Rover plant at Solihull, safeguarding 8,000 jobs. However, despite the relief, the plant will still lose some 1,000 jobs when Ford switches production of the Land Rover Freelander model to the Jaguar plant at Halewood on Merseyside.


Sources

  • 9 September 2004: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2004), Land Rover, Internal restructuring in United Kingdom, factsheet number 60517, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/60517.