Jaguar Land Rover Plans to Cut Around 9% of Workforce as Headwinds Mount — 2nd Update
By Megan Cheah and Adam Whittaker
Jaguar Land Rover is planning to cut around 4,000 jobs, or roughly 9% of its workforce, as it grapples with headwinds from intensifying Chinese competition and U.S. tariffs.
The British automaker--owned by India's Tata Motors--said the job losses were in response to evolving global market conditions. It is targeting 1.7 billion pounds of cost savings over the next two years, equivalent to $2.30 billion.
The Range Rover maker said Monday that it must simplify its organization, improve efficiency and build greater resilience. It comes amid headwinds from U.S. tariffs and tough conditions in China, where domestic manufacturers are competing with legacy foreign manufacturers with cheaper and more technologically advanced cars.
European manufacturers have suffered in recent years. Germany's Volkswagen is planning 100,000 job losses and to halve its model portfolio in a bid to better compete with Chinese automakers, which are expanding into Europe.
JLR is also seeking to lower its break-even point toward 300,000 vehicles.
The company swung to an annual loss in the year through March while revenue fell 21% following a crippling cyber attack last year that knocked out U.K. production for several weeks.
Write to Megan Cheah at megan.cheah@wsj.com and Adam Whittaker at adam.whittaker@wsj.com
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September 07, 2026 06:34 ET (10:34 GMT)
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