Jaguar Land Rover has been within the information quite a bit not too long ago. The corporate posted its largest revenue in a decade again in Could, thanks principally to the success of the Defender. However it’s additionally confronted criticism for its dealing with of Jaguar, which not too long ago underwent a controversial rebrand, and at the moment would not promote vehicles.

Now, the corporate is shedding as much as 500 workers in the UK.

JLR says it will supply 1.5 % of its workforce a “voluntary redundancy bundle” to eligible workers, with the expectation that not more than 500 people will settle for. The UK carmaker says the bundle is focused in direction of managerial roles, however did not specify which of its amenities or departments are affected.

“As a part of regular enterprise observe, we repeatedly supply eligible workers the chance to depart JLR via restricted voluntary redundancy applications,” a spokesperson advised Autocar.

Trump Tariffs Trigger Ripples Within the Business

Why the discount in workforce, regardless of a vastly profitable yr? Nicely, quite a bit can change in a number of months. For the reason that finish of JLR’s fiscal yr (March thirty first, 2025), President Donald Trump applied tariffs of 25 % on all foreign-built automobiles coming to the US. Jaguar Land Rover instantly stopped shipments to the US as soon as the tariffs have been applied, and has solely not too long ago begun delivery vehicles right here once more. 

Unsurprisingly, the corporate partly blamed tariffs for the ten.7 % discount in worldwide gross sales final quarter. The opposite main issue is Jaguar, which does not construct any vehicles proper now. It is gearing up for an all-electric rebrand, set to launch someday in early 2026. 

The one bit of fine information is the newly renegotiated tariff fee of 10 % for the UK. Which means Vary Rover fashions, that are all in-built England, will not be as closely taxed after they arrive within the US. However Defenders, that are in-built Slovakia, are nonetheless topic to the total 25 % tariffs. Not nice, because it’s the corporate’s hottest mannequin.