UK - Jaguar Land Rover has agreed a manufacturing partnership with Magna Steyr to build some future vehicles in Graz, Austria. JLR says the aim of this collaboration is to create additional volumes needed to support the company's plans for further growth, as its three UK vehicle plants approach operating capacity.
Dr. Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover's CEO, said: "The UK remains at the centre of our design, engineering and manufacturing capabilities. Partnerships such as this will complement our UK operations and engineering…”
JLR has grown its international manufacturing footprint with the opening of its joint venture factory in China and the construction of a new plant in Brazil.