Mary Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 The Merseyside Jaguar Land Rover plant has moved to 24-hour production, with the introduction of an extra shift. The car maker has created another 1,000 jobs at its site in Halewood so it can meet demand for its Evoque and Freelander models. As a result, staff will work to a three shift pattern with the first night shift starting at 21:30 BST on Monday. The new jobs take the site's workforce to 4,500 - three times the number working there three years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Well, if they can export these vehicles it can only be good for the economy, both nationally & locally. Iam sure the Disability/ Motability scheme will take care of a good percentage of the cars ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
observer Posted August 14, 2012 Report Share Posted August 14, 2012 Actually, this was a good employment and export story, but we can't rely solely on cars. 80% of the vehicles are being exported, to new markets like China - where they can feed that smog in Bejing! Mind you, the tail end of the story says it all - for 1,000 jobs at the plant, 30,000 applied. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davy51 Posted August 15, 2012 Report Share Posted August 15, 2012 Actually, this was a good employment and export story, but we can't rely solely on cars. 80% of the vehicles are being exported, to new markets like China - where they can feed that smog in Bejing! Mind you, the tail end of the story says it all - for 1,000 jobs at the plant, 30,000 applied. Does make you wonder how many are temporary jobs. I am sure for Tata to invest in Halewood ,there must be massive benefits for them written into the contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt Kije Posted August 17, 2012 Report Share Posted August 17, 2012 Yep, Tata own all the TEC, similar to BMW, who now make 4 Wheel drive BMWs in Germany Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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