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Jaguar Land Rover in talks with unions over cutting costs Jan 16 2009

Jaguar Land Rover bosses are to collaborate with trade unions to find ways of cutting costs without having to axe further jobs from the ailing luxury carmaker.Read

Green technologies convince Mandelson that JLR deserves support Jan 15 2009

Business secretary Peter Mandelson is to meet Jaguar Land Rover managers this month to continue talks about a potential government loans package to aid the struggling carmaker.Read

Mandelson pledges Jaguar Land Rover will not fall Jan 15 2009

Business Secretary Peter Mandelson has promised that Jaguar Land Rover will not be allowed to collapse, as the Midlands carmaker announced it was axing 450 jobs due to the banking crisis and plummeting sales.Read

Cabinet minister - and his wife - back the Post JLR petition Jan 15 2009

A government minister has praised the Birmingham Post’s campaign demanding government support for Jaguar Land Rover – and revealed his wife has signed our petition.Read

Jaguar Land Rover issue could be crucial at next election Jan 15 2009

Geoffrey Robinson, multi-millionaire Labour MP for Coventry North-west and close friend of Gordon Brown, will be more acutely aware than many of his colleagues of the calamitous impact the closure of Jaguar Land Rover would have on the government’s fortunes.Read

IoD chief says Government should take a stake in JLR Jan 15 2009

The government should support Jaguar Land Rover in view of its strategic importance but consider taking a stake in the company in return for providing funding alongside the shareholders, Institute of Directors West Midlands chairman Richard Boothas said.Read

Jaguar Land Rover announces 450 job losses Jan 14 2009

Jaguar Land Rover is to axe 450 jobs, including 300 managers, as part of a cost-cutting exercise, the company has announced.Read

Government reveals multi-billion lending plan for business - but not JLR Jan 14 2009

The Midlands automotive industry was thrown a lifeline today as the government announced a multi-billion package of measures aimed at unblocking lending to small firms - there was nothing in the package for major manufacturers such as Jaguar Land Rover.Read

Government aid must take JLR beyond the recession, says union Jan 14 2009

The Government needs to make a support package for Jaguar Land Rover that will not only help it survive the recession, but make it a market leader when the economy recovers, the head of the union representing workers has said.Read

Jaguar workers have faith in their quality product Jan 14 2009

Worried Jaguar workers vowed to stay positive as they backed a Birmingham Post campaign calling on the government to help the Midland carmaker through the recession.Read

Government mustn't lose sight of Jaguar Land Rover's importance Jan 14 2009

The automotive industry is rapidly approaching crunch time, as the need for Government support for Jaguar Land Rover becomes increasingly acute.Read

Mike Whitby pledges support for JLR Campaign Jan 14 2009

Birmingham City Council leader Mike Whitby restated his total support for the campaign to secure a financial lifeline for Jaguar Land Rover.Read

Rescue of JLR is a small thing to ask Jan 13 2009

THE Federation of Small Businesses in the West Midlands is pleased to back the Birmingham Post’s campaign calling for government support for Jaguar Land Rover. Read

MPs demand Brown responds to JLR plea for support Jan 13 2009

MPs have demanded the government explain why it is taking so long to make a decision about support for Jaguar Land Rover. Gordon Brown last week said ministers were in talks with the carmaker’s Indian owners Tata Group over a request to make credit available.Read

Jaguar XFR is fastest big cat yet Jan 12 2009

Jaguar has secured its position at the cutting edge of automotive design with the unveiling of its fastest-ever car.Read

Supporters of our JLR campaign Jan 10 2009

A list of the individuals and organisations we know have supported or reported on our Support JLR campaign.Read

Government still in talks with JLR, Gordon Brown tells Post Jan 09 2009

Gordon Brown warned that there are still “issues to be resolved” before the Government can decide whether to offer financial support to Jaguar Land Rover, as he visited Birmingham to highlight efforts to help struggling businesses during the recession.Read

Pressure on Gordon Brown as JLR supplier closes factory Jan 09 2009

Pressure was building on Gordon Brown to make an immediate decision over the future of Jaguar Land Rover after another supplier announced it was closing one of its factories.Read

JLR component firms demand a cut of any Government aid Jan 09 2009

Any Government loan to Jaguar Land Rover should come with the proviso that the money cascades down through the West Midland automotive supplier base.Read

MEP Malcolm Harbour backs Post JLR campaign Jan 09 2009

Malcolm Harbour, Conservative Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands, calls for a bridge to the future for Jaguar Land Rover.Read

JLR must go green to receive aid, insists climate change expert Jan 08 2009

Government should only support Jaguar Land Rover if it adopts a revolutionary, greener approach to car production, a leading Birmingham academic has said.Read

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