JLR has increased funding in its Halewood site to help transform the Merseyside facility into one that can produce electric vehicles alongside traditional combustion-engined cars.
The extra £250 million in funding follows on from a cash injection of the same amount which has already been invested to help introduce new production lines, machinery and staffing. The new investment will be brought in ‘over the coming years’ and allow the site to pivot and ‘enable the parallel production of internal combustion, hybrid and pure electric vehicles’.
It forms part of JLR’s Reimagine strategy which will see all of the brand’s products electrified in some way by 2030. In addition, JLR aims to be carbon net zero across all supply chains, products and operations by 2030.
“Halewood will be our first all-electric production facility, and it is a testament to the brilliant efforts by our teams and suppliers who have worked together to equip the plant with the technology needed to deliver our world-class luxury electric vehicles.’’
