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Jaguar factory halts car production
19 Jan 2009Workers at a factory which builds Jaguar cars started two weeks of non-production today in another sign of the impact the economic downturn is having on British industry.
Jaguar Land Rover announced last week that work at the plant in Castle Bromwich, Birmingham, would be halted for a fortnight.
The factory, which employs 2,000 workers, assembles Jaguar XF, XJ and XK models and only returned to production last week after an extended Christmas break.
The firm last week also announced 450 job cuts because of the slump in car sales.
A spokesman said workers will be preparing the factory for new models as well as taking part in training.
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Its no surprise to see jaguar slowing production, Holden in Adelaide have done the same thing over the christmas break, and they sell Australias most popular car. I believe Ford and Toyota who have production faccilities in Melbourne have or will be doing the same thing also.
- Damien Crossling, Naracoorte, South Australia, 20/01/2009 10:08
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To Jaguar,
Make a vehicle thats cheap, stylish, reliable,good miles to the gallon, less gadgets, turn the key and go,people just want there own "BUS" to get from A to B, thats all.
Do that and you will have a winner I'm sure of it.
- John.L., Scarborough N.Yks U.K., 19/01/2009 22:25
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lets face it the big bangers have had their day.del boy is too busy avoiding the baillifs to consider buying a posemobile.maybe he will be able to buy in a couple of years time,when the administrators are selling jaguar/land rover vehicles at half price to clear the stockpile.just as they did with rover cars.
- Martin Brookes, solihull england, 19/01/2009 21:30
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