Today the Liverpool ECHO, Liverpool Daily Post, Birmingham Mail, Birmingham Post and the Coventry Evening Telegraph are urging the government to provide Jaguar Land Rover with the targeted assistance it needs to weather the credit crisis and retain its central role at the heart of the UK's automotive and manufacturing industries.
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JAGUAR has lifted the wraps from an extended range electric supercar concept – and it’s an absolute stunner.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/motoring/2010/10/04/jaguar-unveils-electric-supercar-the-c-x75-92534-27394114/
JAGUAR Land Rover fired a shot across the Government’s bows yesterday, warning a “hands-off approach” to manufacturing would be disastrous.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/09/28/jaguar-land-rover-urges-government-to-help-manufacturing-industry-92534-27354445/
FINAL preparations are falling into place for the Liverpool Pageant of Power next month along The Strand, on the city’s waterfront.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2010/04/29/final-plans-fall-into-place-for-city-s-pageant-of-power-92534-26340244/
SOPHISTICATION on four wheels is the only way to describe the new Jaguar XJ.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/motoring/2010/03/15/britain-s-jaguar-flag-carrier-is-a-masterpiece-92534-26032144/
HALEWOOD marked another milestone when the plant waved farewell to the X-Type Jag.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/12/21/halewood-plant-waves-farewell-to-last-x-type-jaguar-92534-25436348/
GIRLS interested in engineering Apprenticeships are being urged to attend an event in Merseyside next week.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2009/11/11/event-for-girls-who-want-to-be-engineers-92534-25138962/
EIGHT hundred new jobs in and around Liverpool is a prize not be sneezed at in these times, even though there is some light at the end of the recessionary tunnel.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2009/10/01/trust-the-post-the-hidden-story-behind-the-good-news-at-jaguar-land-rover-at-halewood-92534-24823383/
THE sigh of relief from Jaguar Land Rover at Halewood that the new baby Range Rover LRX is coming to the plant must have been heard for miles around.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2009/09/25/comment-jlr-plant-at-halewood-escapes-the-axe-but-have-some-sympathy-for-those-in-the-midlands-92534-24776790/
In the same way as old family photo albums can make people cringe, so it must be with those seeking to shift perceptions of Liverpool when TV producers raid their archives.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-features/2009/08/19/matt-johnson-re-writing-city-s-fortunes-can-finally-confound-all-the-nay-sayers-92534-24478422/
THE chance of breaking the deadlock between Jaguar and the Government over a £340m rescue loan are now just 50-50, a government minister warned last night.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/07/21/future-of-halewood-government-deal-to-save-jaguar-land-rover-hangs-in-the-balance-92534-24200246/
THE chance of breaking the deadlock between Jaguar and the Government over a £340m rescue loan are now just 50-50, a government minister warned last night.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/07/21/government-deal-to-save-jaguar-land-rover-hangs-in-the-balance-92534-24200246/
Government backing is seen as vital for JLR’s future. Neil Hodgson reports on a dramatic day for Merseyside’s car industry
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/emails/daily-post-email/2009/07/16/could-new-eco-baby-land-rover-be-saviour-of-halewood-92534-24165529/
Government backing is seen as vital for JLR’s future. Neil Hodgson reports on a dramatic day for Merseyside’s car industry
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/07/16/could-new-eco-baby-land-rover-be-saviour-of-halewood-92534-24165529/
BABY Jag was seen as the saviour for Halewood’s car plant when it rolled off production lines in June, 2001.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/07/16/halewood-x-type-jaguar-a-victim-of-circumstances-that-undermined-its-future-92534-24165530/
IN MORE normal times, we should not shed too many tears for the X-Type Jaguar. After eight years or so, it had reached the end of its commercial life in the competitive world of car making.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2009/07/16/comment-uncertain-times-at-halewood-car-factory-92534-24165282/
MERSEYSIDE’S manufacturing sector has suffered plenty of body blows over the last 20 years.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-daily-post/2009/07/13/stakes-are-so-high-at-jlr-92534-24137119/
The Government’s “cash for bangers” car-scrappage scheme is slowing the decline in new vehicle sales, figures out today revealed.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/ldpbusiness/business-local/2009/07/06/scrappage-scheme-slows-fall-in-new-car-sales-92534-24084080/
A LUXURY new model for Knowsley’s Halewood car plant is a step closer, after the Government pledged £27m towards its development.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/03/12/green-funding-could-clinch-new-luxury-model-for-halewood-s-jlr-plant-92534-23126207/
THE Government is holding more urgent meetings with the motor industry after manufacturers repeated their call for help to get buyers back in showrooms.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/business/business-local/2009/01/29/more-urgent-talks-to-find-car-buyers-64375-22806738/
JAGUAR Land Rover last night said it was “encouraged” by a £2.3bn government package designed to rescue the battered UK car industry and help safeguard thousands of Merseyside jobs.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/01/28/2-3bn-car-aid-welcome-but-not-enough-64375-22798772/
JAGUAR Land Rover last night said it was “encouraged” by a £2.3bn government package designed to rescue the battered UK car industry and help safeguard thousands of Merseyside jobs.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/motor-industry-campaign/latest-jaguar-land-rover-news/2009/01/28/2-3bn-car-aid-welcome-but-not-enough-92534-22798772/
IT IS difficult to overestimate the scale of the industrial revolution which swept through the green fields of Halewood in the early 1960s.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/01/09/as-part-of-the-daily-post-s-support-jaguar-land-rover-campaign-paddy-shennan-reflects-on-the-halewood-car-plant-s-colourful-history-64375-22650530/
CONSERVATIVE leader David Cameron has today backed the Daily Post campaign for the Government to provide a loan guarantee to Jaguar Land Rover. (Listen to the interview here)
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/motor-industry-campaign/latest-jaguar-land-rover-news/2009/01/06/david-cameron-backs-jaguar-land-rover-campaign-92534-22617291/
SIGN our petition online now at the Downing Street website: www.tinyurl.com/no10jlr
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2009/01/06/daily-post-call-to-help-jaguar-land-rover-through-crisis-64375-22613106/
POLITICIANS from across the political spectrum today united in support of the campaign and backed calls for a government loan to support Jaguar Land Rover through the credit crunch.
They stressed that Jaguar Land Rover is a viable company with a bright future and this would not be a hand-out, bail-out or subsidy for an ailing company. Here are their views:
n SION SIMON (Lab, Erdington): “I have spoken with the chancellor personally and written to him, to ask that he provides this money for Jaguar Land Rover.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/01/06/mps-unite-to-back-jlr-campaign-97319-22615902/
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/01/06/mps-unite-to-back-jlr-campaign-97319-22615902/
ONE issue above all others dominates the West Midlands economy in these early days of 2009.
That is the future of the historic Jaguar Land Rover company, its 16,000 direct employees and nearly 60,000 supply chain and car showroom jobs across the UK.
Today the Birmingham Mail launches a campaign to demand that the Government acts now to help safeguard this future.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/01/06/birmingham-mail-launches-campaign-to-safeguard-future-of-jaguar-land-rover-97319-22615698/
JAGUAR Land Rover boss David Smith today called for an emergency Government loan to safeguard 75,000 UK jobs during a “once in a century crisis”.
The chief executive of the Tata-owned group backed calls for up to £1 billion to be pumped into the Midland company to fight the worst consumer spending downturn for decades.
Mr Smith warned that JLR – which supports around 15,000 jobs directly and 60,000 in the supply chain – was facing an “extraordinary state of affairs” which had slammed the brakes on sales and cash flow.
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2009/01/06/jlr-boss-david-smith-calls-on-government-97319-22615731/
THERE are some names in the motor industry that conjure up images associated with a brand. Jaguar and Land Rover are two such evocative and iconic brands.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2009/01/06/crucial-jlr-jobs-must-be-saved-64375-22612920/
Home secretary Jacqui Smith has told Jaguar Land Rover workers that saving the country’s automotive industry was the “absolute priority” of business secretary Peter Mandelson.
http://www.birminghampost.net/birmingham-business/birmingham-business-news/automotive-business/2009/01/01/jacqui-smith-says-saving-car-industry-is-government-priority-65233-22585804/
JAGUAR Land Rover’s multi-billion pound investment in green automotive technology could be the trump card that secures Treasury backing for a government support package, insiders said last night.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/motor-industry-campaign/latest-jaguar-land-rover-news/2008/12/30/jaguar-land-rover-s-green-hi-tech-may-be-trump-card-for-vital-cash-aid-92534-22572124/
A COLLAPSE of Jaguar Land Rover would put around 75,000 jobs at risk and cost the British taxpayer up to £2 billion, a top Midland business expert warned today.
Professor David Bailey, director of Birmingham Business School, said the consequences of Government inaction over JLR would be “huge” as pressure grows for a New Year £1 billion state-sanctioned loan.
Backing recent calls by Warwick Manufacturing Group director Lord Bhattacharyya and CBI Director-General Richard Lambert for Government action over JLR, Professor Bailey said state intervention was “both necessary and right.”
http://www.birminghammail.net/news/top-stories/2008/12/30/75-000-jobs-risk-if-jaguar-collapses-97319-22573692/
JAGUAR Land Rover’s multi-billion pound investment in green automotive technology could be the trump card that secures Treasury backing for a government support package, insiders said last night.
Talks between officials and the luxury car maker’s Indian owner, Tata, almost stalled before Christmas when the Government refused short-term finance to tide the firm over into the New Year.
Tata eventually found the necessary cash, which will keep it going until the end of January, it is understood...
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-news/regional-news/2008/12/30/jaguar-land-rover-s-green-hi-tech-may-be-trump-card-for-vital-cash-aid-64375-22572124/
IT IS hard not to see irony in the latest twist of the Jaguar Land Rover saga. For the future of these two prestigious names may now be decided by their environmental credentials.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/12/30/ministers-must-support-jlr-64375-22571511/
PRESSURE was mounting last night for the Government to release cash to help beleaguered Merseyside car manufacture Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
Ministers had insisted the firm should look to Indian parent company Tata before asking for a taxpayer loan.
But yesterday it was widely reported that the billionaire owners had ploughed in “tens of millions” of pounds to shore up JLR...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/23/jaguar-land-rover-public-loan-calls-stepped-up-96026-22536483/
BOSSES at Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are warning they could be forced to axe thousands of jobs unless they secure emergency government aid.
The company is in talks with the Government over potential aid worth hundreds of millions of pounds to help see it through the credit crunch. Car sales have plunged over the past year, with luxury brands like JLR among the hardest hit.
But last night business secretary Lord Mandelson warned JLR will have to pass “tough tests” before it gets any help from the Government...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/22/jaguar-land-rover-warning-on-jobs-being-axed-96026-22526971/
THERE is an opportunity for Merseyside to get an extra-special Christmas present this year, should the Government be so inclined.
http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/views/liverpool-columnists/columns/2008/12/20/brown-should-seize-chance-to-be-generous-64375-22517252/
Ministers demanded Tata should put some of its own money towards saving JLR rather than rely solely on Government funds.
CAR production slumped by a third last month as the motor industry was increasingly hit by the economic downturn, new figures showed today.
The number of cars built in factories in the UK was 97,604, down by 33% on November last year, the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) said.
Almost 1.4m cars have been built this year, a 2.7% fall on the same period last year, the figures showed...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/18/uk-car-production-fell-33-in-november-96026-22505841/
MINISTERS have held discussions with Jaguar Land Rover about the possibility of state assistance for the car maker, business secretary Lord Mandelson said last night.
But he stressed the Halewood-based firm’s Indian owners, Tata, had “the first responsibility” to ensure its survival, and warned the Government did not have “an open cheque book” to bail out ailing private companies.
Earlier, during a Commons debate, business minister Ian Pearson told MPs a loan was possible as a “last resort”...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/src/webroot/ldpbusiness/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/18/mandelson-in-talks-with-jaguar-land-rover-over-state-aid-64375-22502365/
MINISTERS have held discussions with Jaguar Land Rover over the possibility of state assistance for the car maker, Business Secretary Lord Mandelson confirmed last night.
But he stressed that the firm’s Indian owners Tata had “the first responsibility” to ensure its survival and warned that the Government did not have “an open cheque-book” to bail out ailing private companies.
Lord Mandelson said it was too early to judge whether state help would be needed at Jaguar Land Rover, which employs around 15,000 in the UK, or other parts of the British automotive sector...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/18/lord-mandelson-confirms-jaguar-land-rover-talks-96026-22504085/
MINISTERS have held discussions with Jaguar Land Rover over the possibility of state assistance for the car maker.
But the Halewood firm’s Indian owners Tata have been warned the government did not have “an open cheque book” to bail out ailing private companies.
Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said it was too early to judge whether state help would be needed at JLR.
http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/liverpool-news/local-news/2008/12/18/government-talks-over-jaguar-land-rover-100252-22504514/
JAGUAR Land Rover is cutting production at Halewood in response to falling demand.
The Indian-owned company said yesterday it was reducing the number of daily shifts from two to one for the time being.
The plant, which employs more than 2,000 people, is introducing the measure from mid-January as part of the company’s strategy to deal with the worldwide slump in car sales during the credit crunch...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/17/car-factory-to-slash-output-as-demand-falls-96026-22494041/
Car makers are waiting to see if they will be bailed out, reports Alistair Houghton
THIS is far from a festive season for the world’s motor industry, as the credit crunch keeps driving down sales.
Yesterday’s news from Jaguar Land Rover that it was scaling back production at its Halewood plant is the latest blow for the region’s car industry...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/17/industry-finds-no-reason-to-be-merry-96026-22494022/
THE top manager at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood plant is leaving next month.
Thomas Klein, the plant’s operations director, returns to work for Ford in Europe at the end of January. Ford sold JLR to India’s Tata Motors in a £1bn-plus deal this year. Mr Klein, who has worked for Ford for more than 20 years, joined Halewood in 2005 and oversaw the successful launch of the Land Rover Freelander 2 and the Jaguar X-Type...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/16/car-plant-director-leaves-halewood-for-role-in-europe-96026-22484067/
JAGUAR Land Rover’s Halewood plant is cutting back to a single shift system as the luxury car brands battle to cope with a slump in sales.
The plant, which employs more than 2,000 people, is scaling back work on its production lines from two shifts a day to one from mid-January as part of the company’s strategy to deal with the slump in car sales.
Instead of doing two shifts all workers on the production lines will now clock on at 7am.
A JLR spokeswoman said: "This is a response to the global economic downturn and the effect on the whole motor industry. Like other manufacturers we are adjusting our production levels accordingly."
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/16/jaguar-land-rover-cuts-back-to-single-shift-96026-22489571/
GEARBOX maker Getrag Ford says an “extreme fall” in demand for cars has led it to close its Halewood plant for a month from today.
Staff at the plant are starting their Christmas break a week earlier than normal and will return to work on January 12, several days later than usual.
The plant employs around 700 people building gear boxes for Ford Transit vans and other vehicles including Land Rovers...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/12/fall-in-demand-to-blame-for-getrag-ford-plant-shutdown-96026-22460014/
IT IS no surprise Alistair Darling is keeping the strings of the Treasury’s purse tight shut when it comes to the car industry.
The Government has never been keen to bail out struggling manufacturers, as the case of MG Rover demonstrated when Longbridge was allowed to shut with the loss of thousands of jobs.
It’s entirely consistent with that MG Rover decision for the Chancellor of the Exchequer to say now that neither Vauxhall nor Tata’s Jaguar Land Rover will receive financial support from government...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/business-opinions-blogs/bill-gleeson/2008/12/10/bill-gleeson-british-car-makers-must-ride-out-lack-of-confidence-96026-22446944/
LAND Rover’s UK sales fell by almost two-thirds last month, amid more signs that the car industry is spiralling into depression.
The latest figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders show registrations of new Land Rovers in the UK fell from 2,906 in November, 2007, to 1,034 last month – a fall of 64%.
Overall, new car registrations in Britain fell 36.8% in November to 100,333 units – the steepest fall since June 1980...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/12/05/land-rover-slump-as-sales-fall-64-over-12-months-96026-22409674/
MINISTERS yesterday pledged to explore guaranteeing bank loans to crisis-hit car manufacturers in a bid to kick-start lending, after an emergency summit.
They pledged to “look at all options” in response to a plea for help from all the major vehicle makers and suppliers, including Jaguar Land Rover and Vauxhall. Key to an aid package requested by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders was a plea for the Government to underwrite lending, to encourage banks to loosen credit.
The lack of credit – despite the billions poured in to prop up the banks last month – is increasingly seen as the biggest obstacle to staving off a deep recession...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/11/28/carmakers-may-get-guarantees-but-jaguar-sheds-jobs-in-the-midlands-96026-22358689/
LAND Rover has unveiled the latest version of its Halewood-built Freelander 2, complete with pioneering new green technology.
The new Freelander 2 TD4_e, complete with the new Stop/Start system, has been showcased in London this week.
The system, available in manual diesel vehicles, automatically shuts down the engine during stop-start driving. That reduces carbon dioxide emissions by an average of 8%, though Land Rover says its engineers have measured fuel savings of up to 20% in urban traffic...
http://www.ldpbusiness.co.uk/liverpool-news/liverpool-business-news/2008/11/26/freelander-follows-a-stop-start-route-to-saving-fuel-in-busy-streets-96026-22341245/
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