22 April 2021
Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is pausing operations at two of its largest production facilities for at least a week due to a shortage of crucial semiconductor computer chips.
As first reported by The Guardian, the manufacturer s Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories will implement a limited period of non-production from Monday. Operations could restart seven days later, depending on the state of semiconductor supply.
Affected models include the Castle Bromwich-built Jaguar XE, XF and F-Type; and the Halewood-built Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque.
The Solihull facility that builds the Range Rover and Jaguar F-Pace will remain in operation, as will the Land Rover Defender factory in Slovakia and JLR plants in Brazil and China.
Jaguar Land Rover to pause some UK production on chip shortage
Jaguar Land Rover to pause some UK production on chip shortage
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Production at Jaguar Land Rover s factory in Castle Bromwich, shown, will be stopped temporarily.
LONDON Jaguar Land Rover will pause production at two UK factories, partly because of a shortage of computer chips.
Output at Castle Bromwich and Halewood will be temporarily halted starting on Monday due to supply chain disruption, including a lack of semiconductors, the automaker said on Thursday. We have adjusted production schedules for certain vehicles which means that our Castle Bromwich and Halewood manufacturing plants will be operating a limited period of non-production from Monday 26th April, the Tata Motors-owned company said.
Jaguar output at Castle Bromwich (file photo) and Halewood is affected
Tata Motors Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is yet another automaker shutting factories temporarily due to a shortage of microprocessors.
JLR told the BBC there would be a limited period of closure at its Halewood (Land Rover Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque) and Castle Bromwich (Jaguar) sites from Monday. Solihull (Range Rover) is not affected at the moment. Land Rover Defender and full-size Discovery are assembled in Slovakia and Magna Steyr in Austria builds the Jaguar i-Pace.
JLR said in a statement cited by the BBC: We have adjusted production schedules for certain vehicles which means that our Castle Bromwich and Halewood manufacturing plants will be operating a limited period of non-production from Monday 26 April.
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Jaguar Land Rover shuts two factories due to semiconductor shortage
JLR’s Castle Bromwich and Halewood factories will temporarily close from 26 April as a global shortage of semiconductors impacts production
22 Apr 2021
JaguarLand Rover (JLR) is temporarily closing two of its UK plants due to a global shortage of semiconductors. The manufacturer’s factories in Castle Bromwich and Halewood will begin “operating a limited period of non-production” from 26 April, while operations will continue at the JLR Solihull plant.
In a statement, JLR said: “Like other automotive manufacturers, we are currently experiencing some Covid-19 supply chain disruption, including the global availability of semiconductors, which is having an impact on our production schedules and our ability to meet global demand for some of our vehicles.”