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JLR May Add 5,000 Jobs in U.K.
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. is preparing to hire about 5,000 engineers and other technical staffers in 2018, according to British media reports.
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Jaguar Land Rover Ltd. is preparing to hire about 5,000 engineers and other technical staffers in 2018, according to British media reports.
The plan, likely to be announced this week, aims to strengthen the carmaker’s capabilities in electronics and software for future electrified and/or autonomous vehicles. The reports note that a shortage of British engineers could prompt JLR to recruit overseas for some of the technicians it seeks.
The additional staff also will be needed to help the company meet its goal of hiking annual sales to 1 million units by 2020 from 544,000 in 2016. JRL exports about 80% of its domestic production, with Europe accounting for the largest regional market.
Last week JLR’s InMotion Ventures unit announced it has invested £19 million ($25 million) in U.S. ride-hailing service Lyft Inc. to support the company’s push into self-driving cars. The carmaker says it will provide Jaguar and Land Rover vehicle to Lyft for testing new mobility services.
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