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£2.3bn loans scheme for car makers fails to pay out

Birmingham Post — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:26:00 GMT

A £2.3 billion loans scheme to support struggling carmakers has failed to help a single employer, a Commons inquiry has warned.

£2.3bn auto industry loan guarantee package not enough say unions

Birmingham Post — Wed, 28 Jan 2009 14:03:00 GMT

The Government has been warned that thousands more car workers' jobs could still be lost, on top of those lost at Jaguar Land Rover in Birmingham and Solihull and at Aston Martin in Gaydon.

MPs demand Brown responds to JLR plea for support

Birmingham Post — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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.

Jaguar XFR is fastest big cat yet

Birmingham Post — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

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

Supporters of our JLR campaign

Birmingham Post — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 15:35:00 GMT

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

Government still in talks with JLR, Gordon Brown tells Post

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 10:17:00 GMT

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.

Pressure on Gordon Brown as JLR supplier closes factory

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

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.

JLR component firms demand a cut of any Government aid

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

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

MEP Malcolm Harbour backs Post JLR campaign

Birmingham Post — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

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

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

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 10:18:00 GMT

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

Chief spells out JLR's investment in green technologies

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 09:41:00 GMT

When the Birmingham Post interviewed JLR boss David Smith we asked him whether he felt that the company was a major contributor to the development of new automotive technologies and eco-friendly vehicles.

Keeping car workers employed would give value for any Government aid

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

Keeping employees in high-value jobs at carmakers such as Jaguar Land Rover will be cheaper for the country in the long-term than the cost of any aid they need to survive the recession and credit squeeze, a senior industry figure has said.

Demand for Jaguar XF bucks national car sales trend

Birmingham Post — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Jaguar has been buoyed by figures showing it bucked the UK slump in car sales by a wide margin last year as demand for the Castle Bromwich-built XF sports saloon defied the credit squeeze and the growing recession.

Improved car sales figures provide more ammunition for JLR

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 11:42:00 GMT

The case for government assistance for Jaguar Land Rover is made even more compelling today with the news that its new car sales figures will be significantly better than expected.

We need a loan, not a bail-out, says Jaguar Land Rover chief

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:01:00 GMT

David Smith, Chief Executive of Jaguar Land Rover, tells the Birmingham Post's John Cranage that JLR is not after a bail-out from the Government.

Jaguar proves its value with annual sales boost

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Booming annual car sales figures for Jaguar will put further pressure on the government not to let the successful company fail.

Baroness Warsi keen to buy a Jaguar as she supports campaign

Birmingham Post — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT

Shadow minister Sayeeda Warsi promised to buy a new Jaguar when she met with city Tories and business leaders, while giving her backing to the Birmingham Post campaign for Government support for JLR.

Motor industry facing 'extraordinary' crisis, says JLR chief

Birmingham Post — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:49:00 GMT

Jaguar Land Rover – along with the rest of the global automotive industry – is facing “a once-in-a-century” crisis, David Smith, the company's chief executive, has said.

Why the Government has to act on Jaguar Land Rover

Birmingham Post — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 10:30:00 GMT

The Birmingham Post, with sister newspapers the Birmingham Mail, the Coventry Telegraph, The Liverpool Daily Post and The Liverpool Echo, is campaigning to win government and public support for financial aid both for Jaguar Land Rover and its suppliers and dealers and the broader automotive industry within the UK.

Chambers of commerce join campaign to save car industry

Birmingham Post — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 00:41:00 GMT

Chambers of Commerce in Birmingham and Liverpool have joined to support the campaign to save the UK’s car industry.