Jaguar Land Rover was very much in the news. Company She published her greatest profit In a decade in May, thanks to the success of the defender mostly. But she also faced criticism to deal with Jaguar, who recently underwent controversial brands. Do not sell cars.
Now, the company drops up to 500 employees in the United Kingdom.
JLR says it will offer 1.5 percent of the workforce “voluntary repetition package” for qualified employees, with more than 500 people expected to accept. The UK car maker says that the package is targeted for administrative roles, but it has not specified any of its facilities or departments.
“As part of regular commercial practice, we regularly offer qualified employees the opportunity to leave JLR through voluntary repetition programs,” a spokesman said. Autocar.
Trump’s tariff causes ripples in the industry
Why is the workforce decrease, despite a very successful year? Well, a lot can change within a few months. Since the end of the JLR fiscal year (March 31, 2025), President Donald Trump has implemented a 25 percent tariff for all external vehicles coming to the United States. Jaguar Land Rover Immediately stop charges To the United States as soon as the definitions are carried out, it only started to charge cars here again.
Unwundiously, the company partially blamed the customs tariff to reduce 10.7 percent in sales around the world in the last quarter. Another main factor is Jaguar, who does not build any cars now. It is preparing to restart all electrical, which is scheduled to be launched at some point in early 2026.
One thing of good news is Recently negotiate The tariff rate is 10 percent for the United Kingdom. This means that the Range Rover models, which are all designed in England, will not be imposed severely when they reach the United States. But the defenders, who were built in Slovakia, are still subject to full definitions of 25 percent. Not great, because it is the most popular company model.
