Jaguar Land Rover Pays The Price As Big Bets Fall Flat
In addition, poor management of its Chinese business meant that while the whole market fell last year, JLR鈥檚 sales in the final quarter halved. External factors, such as Europe鈥檚 waning appetite for diesel and slowdown in China, shoulder only part of the blame, analysts say. Shortly after India鈥檚 Tata Motors bought JLR from Ford in 2008, it parachuted in Ralf Speth from BMW to lead the group. A remarkable turnround followed, with sales and profits climbing on the back of the fast-growing Chinese market. Now, Mr Speth will need to prove he can oversee a second turnround. In January, JLR announced it will cut 4,500 roles, predominantly in the UK, as part of a 拢2.5bn savings drive that has seen Boston Consulting Group drafted in. This, taken with the 拢3.1bn writedown this week, is evidence that the group is doing all it can to keep the company on the road, say people inside the business.
Responding to a knock on effect from a fall in demand for vehicles produced for Europe and Asia, output from engine UK manufacturers has fallen by 7 per cent from 253,347 units to 235,595 during February. The SMMT, who released the data, lay the blame directly at the door of Brexit. The lack of certainty of the UK鈥檚 position with the EU is said to be partly to blame for decline in domestic production. Mike Hawes, Chief Executive of the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT), said: 鈥淚t is shocking that manufacturers are still in the dark over what their international trading situation is going to be in just a matter of weeks鈥? This year, so far, is a stark contrast to 2016 when UK engine production was at its highest ever and the outlook for the industry was positive. The SMMT reported domestic demand reached the largest volume on record at 1,124,947 engines for the home market, while engine manufacturing as a whole grew 7.5 per cent to 2,545,608 units. The UK is currently the second largest engine manufacturing country in Europe, after Germany. Jaguar Land Rover, Bentley, BMW, Ford, Nissan, Toyota and Honda all build their own engines here. Just like vehicle production, engines are just as affected when demand falls. Are you worried about the UK car industry?
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