Jaguar Land Rover create 1300 new jobs at Solihull to build new Jaguar F-Pace

The new Jaguar F-Pace Crossover will be built at Jaguar Land Rover’s Solihull plant, and JLR are creating 1300 new jobs to build the new SUV.

Jaguar’s C-X17 Sports Crossover will become the new Jaguar F-Pace Sports Crossover, and in the process of delivering it to market in 2016 Jaguar Land Rover are creating 1,300 new jobs at their Solihull plant.

Jaguar Land Rover has already invested £1.5 billion in Solihull – where it already builds the Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discover Sport and Defender, as well as the new Jaguar XE – and the workforce at Solihull has already doubled doubled in the last three years to 9450.

The news that JLR are expanding Solihull further still comes from the Detroit Auto Show, as JLR also announce a further 12 ‘Significant Product Actions’ for 2015.

JLR CEO, Ralf Speth, said:

Today’s announcements once again demonstrate our commitment to the UK and the advancement of a high-tech, high skilled, manufacturing-led economy.

Jaguar Land Rover is committed to delivering more great products. It is that innovation and relentless quest for new technologies that sets our products apart. We want to offer customers greater choice, with even more exciting vehicles, crafted with that special British flair. We want to improve the quality of life for our customers and for our own employees, creating opportunities for more people to be part of the Jaguar Land Rover experience.

JLR are now opening applications for the new posts and, following its involvement with the Invictus Games, “…welcoming applications from military personnel who are leaving or have left the services.”

Related Photos: Jaguar C-X17 Concept