Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds will meet the bosses of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and the Unite union early next week to discuss the impact of thousands of expected job cuts at the car maker.
JLR is opening a voluntary redundancy programme offering salaried and management team members the opportunity to leave the business.
Thousands of jobs may be lost
The Times reported that as many as 4,000 jobs may be lost due to the impact of tariffs and a drop in sales.
JLR has not confirmed the scale of the job cuts. The company did not rule out the prospect of some compulsory redundancies as part of the plans.
Reaction to the expected cuts
Mr Reynolds said the meeting would focus on ways to “mitigate any job losses”.
The Liberal Democrats said the news would be “devastating” for JLR staff.
Sharon Graham, Unite general secretary, said the union had been warning about a “perfect storm” hanging over the automotive industry for some time.
JLR’s recovery plans
The cyber attack led to the shutdown of all manufacturing at JLR for several weeks.
The cyber attack brought production at JLR to a halt for more than a month.
JLR said its planned cost cuts were to help towards its recovery from the cyber attack.
In June, JLR announced that it planned to cut about £1.7bn in costs over the coming years.
A further consultation on the electric vehicle sales target is open. The target is rising each year to reach 80% by 2030.
The electric vehicle sales target means manufacturers must ensure a percentage of the cars they sell each year are zero emissions.
Source: BBC News
