Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is reinforcing its electric vehicle strategy by hiring 150 maintenance engineers in the West Midlands, UK. The automaker will add 50 positions at its Solihull plant and 100 at its Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre (EMPC) in Wolverhampton.
The engineers in Solihull will be responsible for maintaining equipment used to build the upcoming Range Rover Electric, while those in Wolverhampton will oversee machinery producing battery packs and Electric Drive Units (EDUs) for JLR’s future electric vehicles. “These positions are central to the luxury automotive’s Reimagine strategy, which will see pure electric versions of all its brands launched by the end of the decade,” the company stated.
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“Investing in people and the latest technology is at the cornerstone of our Reimagine strategy,” said Nigel Blenkinsop, JLR’s Executive Director of Industrial Operations. “With the transformation of our factories of the future now well underway, we’re now looking for talented technicians with a passion for sustainable innovation to help support our growth.”
JLR, owned by Tata Motors, has trained around 20,000 employees and dealership staff in electrification and digitalisation as part of a wider upskilling initiative. The company is investing £18 billion in its electric transition by 2030, including converting its Halewood plant to an all-electric production facility. The Wolverhampton site, which currently manufactures combustion engines, will shift to producing electric drive units and battery packs for JLR’s next-generation models.
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In February, JLR revised its EV roadmap, scaling back its original plan to launch six battery-electric vehicles (BEVs) by 2026 in response to slowing demand. Instead, the company will introduce four BEVs by 2026, including the Range Rover Electric SUV and the electric Range Rover Sport—both based on the MLA platform, which accommodates internal combustion, hybrid, and fully electric powertrains.
Despite the adjusted strategy, JLR confirmed that the Range Rover Electric will enter production in Solihull later this year, with “57,000 clients on the waiting list.” The plant will also manufacture the first of three next-generation electric Jaguars, starting with a four-door GT model.