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14 minutes ago Shannen Headley West Midlands Jaguar Land Rover The prototype's launch comes after owner JLR reported falling profits and supply‐chain disruption Range Rover has unveiled its first fully electric model, after a year‐long delay to its planned launch. The Range Rover Electric, to be built in Solihull, marks a major shift in its electrification programme, backed by large‐scale upgrades across its West Midlands sites. The launch comes as the Coventry‐based carmaker faces falling profits, supply chain disruption and restructuring following a cyber attack last year.
The company said the launch was being supported by new battery and electric drive unit production lines as well as training around 9,000 employees in Solihull for electrification and a further 1,500 trained across the region. JLR's Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre in Wolverhampton is now producing battery packs and electric drive units alongside internal combustion engines. Martin Limpert, managing director of Range Rover, called the new model the result of a decade of "considered engineering".
The business is also undergoing restructuring, confirming that fewer than 300 roles will go less than a year after a cyber attack halted production for more than a month. At the time of the results, the firm said new product launches would leave "JLR in good shape whilst acknowledging the continuing geopolitical, inflationary and regulatory challenges the industry faces". More on this story Related internet links
Source: BBC
