Jaguar Land Rover is implementing significant workforce reductions as part of an extensive cost-cutting programme valued at £1.7 billion.
The automotive company has announced plans to eliminate approximately 4,000 positions from its global workforce during the next two years.
The reductions are set to predominantly affect administrative and office-based functions.
The bulk of the redundancies will occur within the company’s British operations, where approximately 34,000 employees are currently based.
The manufacturer employs fewer than 10,000 staff members in locations outside the United Kingdom.
Jaguar Land Rover’s British facilities are situated in Warwickshire, in the vicinity of Banbury across the Oxfordshire boundary.
Company chief executive PB Balaji stated that the organisation would ensure all affected individuals received assistance characterised by compassion, impartiality and dignity throughout the transition period.
The restructuring initiative follows a substantial cyber intrusion that disrupted manufacturing activities throughout the previous year.
The company continues to experience challenges as it rebuilds operational capacity following that incident.
Market conditions have presented additional difficulties, with the business facing intensifying competitive pressure from budget-priced electric vehicle manufacturers based in China.
Furthermore, the enterprise is managing elevated operational expenses alongside the economic consequences of tariffs introduced by United States President Donald Trump.