Jaguar Land Rover Wants to Make Electric Cars in Brexit U.K.
- Expansion could create 10,000 jobs, local official says
- Company seeks wireless, power investments to build plants
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Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. said it intends to build electric cars in the U.K. if the government can overcome shortfalls in available energy and infrastructure investment, potentially giving Britain a manufacturing boost as it leaves the European Union.
The company, which employs about 40,000 people in the U.K., said it aimed to build new facilities and lift its payroll in the country, without committing to a specific number of jobs. The expansion could create around 10,000 positions, said Martin Yardley, chief executive officer of the Coventry & Warwickshire Local Enterprise Partnership, which promotes the economy in the region where many of Jaguar Land Rover’s U.K. operations are clustered.