vinyl Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Jaguar Land Rover has announced it is creating 1,000 new jobs at its Halewood factory on Merseyside. The carmaker said it needed more workers in order to meet strong demand for its Range Rover Evoque and its Freelander 2. "We are moving Halewood to three shifts and 24-hour operation to meet increased global demand," said JLR's human resources director, Des Thurlby. The new jobs take the workforce at Halewood to almost 4,500. That is a trebling of the number working there three years ago. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-17353024 Land Rover has now overtaken Toyota and Honda to become the UKs third largest manufacturer in terms of cars produced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dingus Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I bet theres not many being sold over here though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinfoilhat Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 Considering it ain't cheap I've seen a few evoqs about. Most will get exported though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Graham Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 This is what happens when car makers make cars people actually want to buy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Balpin Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 I bet theres not many being sold over here though. This is what has happened, thanks to the events in the 80's. Thatcher etc, we are now working as Coolies for more affluent nations. This idea of a New Switzerland that they had never arrived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carltoncdx Posted March 13, 2012 Share Posted March 13, 2012 The extra staff are not building cars..... They are only fixing the warranty stuff that get's sent back:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinyl Posted March 14, 2012 Author Share Posted March 14, 2012 The extra staff are not building cars..... I believe they are as new car output is up 300% in 3 years. Its Vauxhall that's up the creek for turning out crap cars no one wants. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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