Jaguar Land Rover announces week-long stand down of production at car and engine plants

Jaguar Land Rover says there will be an additional week-long stand down of production in April.

The announcement from the Midlands car giant comes due to the potential disruption caused by Brexit.

It will affect all three car plants and its engine plant.

The three plants are situated in Solihull, Castle Bromwich and Halewood. The engine plant is in Wolverhampton.

In a message to staff, JLR management said: “Due to potential Brexit disruption we will declare a week of production stand-down 8th – 12th April.

“We will use our existing contractual stand-down agreements, which will be consulted on locally at each site as per normal process.

“There may be a need to announce additional periods of stand-downs. If this is required or there is any change to our plans, you will be briefed by your local management.

“We understand that this is an unsettling period and would like to thank you for your patience and continued co-operation.”