Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North West; Merseyside;
Location of affected unit(s)
Halewood
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

1,500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
15 January 2011
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Jaguar Land Rover has created 1500 jobs at its Halewood site. The recruitment process has been completed in advance of opening its new line to produce the Evoque at the Halewood plant. The company described the response to job advertisements as "unprecedented" after receiving 8,000 applications in the first week.


Sources

  • 15 January 2011: BBC Website

Citation

Eurofound (2011), Land Rover, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 71428, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/71428.