Tata to shut 1 JLR plant; rules out retrenchment. The company said it will operate only one of the West Midlands plants, and will decide which one it will go ahead with by mid-2010. However, it clarified there would be no retrenching of staff, as they will be moved from the plant to be closed down to the one that will remaion operational. Moreover, 800 jobs will be created at its Halewood plant in Liverpool, which now has 1,800 employees.

Jaguar models including XF, XJ and XK are produced at Castle Bromwich plant, while at Solihull plant, the company produces Land Rover models including Defender, Discovery 3, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models.