Jaguar Land Rover to cut back production at Castle Bromwich plant

Jaguar Land Rover has confirmed it is cutting back production at its Castle Bromwich plant because of falling car sales.

No cars were produced at the plant for four weeks over Christmas and another two weeks of shutdowns are planned.

The company blamed falling sales in the UK – caused by a lack of consumer confidence over Brexit and worries about diesel cars.

There are no plans to cut production at its Solihull plant or the engine factory in Wolverhampton.

It has also cut production at its plant on Merseyside.

In a statement on Monday, JLR said: “Ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit is being felt by customers at home (with demand for new cars down 5.7% in 2017) and in Europe where collectively, we sell approximately 45% of total UK production.

“Add to this, concern around the future of petrol and diesel engines, and general global economic and political uncertainty and it’s clear to see why industry is seeing an impact on car sales.

“As is standard business practice, Jaguar Land Rover regularly reviews its production schedules to ensure market demand is balanced.”