With robust sales, JLR to add 800 jobs in the UK

Jaguar Land Rover, the UK's leading manufacturer of premium luxury vehicles, has announced its best ever global sales performance, with retail sales up 30pc following strong market performances from the UK, China and the U.S. Jaguar Land Rover has also confirmed that it will create up to 800 new jobs at its advanced manufacturing facility in Solihull, UK, to support the introduction of new model programmes throughout 2013. Jaguar Land Rover sells over 355,000 vehicles in 2012. In 2013, Jaguar Land Rover will continue to implement its ambitious plans for growth and has announced a recruitment campaign to create 800 new jobs in the UK to support the introduction of future model programmes. In 2012, Jaguar Land Rover sales (357,773 vehicles) were up in every major market due to new model introductions and update programmes. China is now Jaguar Land Rover’s largest market delivering its best ever sales performance in 2012 (71,940, up 71pc). It is followed by the UK (68,333 up 19pc), USA (55,675, up 11pc), Russia (20,549, up 43pc) and Germany (16,722 up 41pc).