'Modern luxury electric future': Jaguar Land Rover to drive £15bn towards electric vehicle vision

Stuart Stone
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JLR's Solihull plant is to make the first of three new Jaguar EVs | Credit: Jaguar Land Rover
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JLR's Solihull plant is to make the first of three new Jaguar EVs | Credit: Jaguar Land Rover

Major investment over next five years includes backing for new all-electric EV factory in Merseyside and plans to build£15bn first UK-made battery car in Solihull

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to invest £15bn over the next five years in ramping up its electric vehicle offering, including through the production of its new all-electric Jaguar and Range...

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