5000 job losses | Motoring discussion | Back Room Forum | Honest John

What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks

Thu 10 Jan 2019 08:38

5000 job losses - Steveieb

Today's announcement of job losses in JLR factories in the UK coincides with the announcement of 4000 new JLR jobs in the new factory in Slovenia.
So is this simply a business decision along the lines of Fords decision to move Transit production to Turkey ?

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Thu 10 Jan 2019 09:06

5000 job losses - Leif

What else could it be? UK labour is expensive. JLR is now an Indian company. Why stay in the UK? And Brexit uncertainty means that they are perhaps better off with an EU location.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link

Thu 10 Jan 2019 13:35

5000 job losses - Avant

Two threads on this for some reason. Please use the othe one.

Reply | Report as offensive | Link