jaguar land rover to spend billions on evs, autonomous tech

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will invest £15 billion (CDN$25 billion) over the next five years on developing electric cars as well as autonomous-driving features as part of its drive to ditch combustion engines and catch up with rivals. The plan includes turning JLR’s U.K. Halewood plant into an all-electric facility, with the first medium-sized battery Range Rover model due in 2025, the Tata Motors-owned automaker said April 19. The announcement is the first detailed road map from the automaker, two years after initial moves on EV investments and the decision to reinvent Jaguar as a electric-only brand.

“We are stepping into an incredibly exciting new electric era for JLR as a modern luxury business,” JLR Chief Executive Officer Adrian Mardell said in a statement. The luxury-car maker, which has struggled with supply-chain woes more than competitors, aims to be net-cash flow positive by financial year 2025 and have “double-digit” earnings before interest and taxes by 2026.

JLR has limited experience making EVs, with its only fully electric vehicle — the I-Pace SUV — being built by Ontario, Canada-headquartered Magna International in Austria. Luxury-car makers from BMW to Porsche are ramping up their battery offerings, with Mercedes-Benz unveiling the roughly €200,000 (CDN$334,000) Maybach EQS SUV this week at the Shanghai auto show.

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  1. 2024 Jaguar E-Pace

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  2. 2023 Jaguar F-Pace

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  4. 2024 Jaguar I-PACE

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JLR will begin taking bookings for an electric version of its full-size Range Rover at the end of the year, it said. The decision to make key models in the U.K. is a boon for the struggling industry that has taken a number of knocks in the run up to and post Brexit.

Jaguar, which has been beset by waning sales, will begin selling the first of three new electric models from 2024, including a four-door grand tourer that will be produced in the U.K. at JLR’s Solihull plant. The car will have a driving range of up to 700 kilometers (430 miles) priced from £100,000 (CDN$167,000).

The company said it would retool its current engine manufacturing factory in Wolverhampton to produce electric drive units and assemble battery packs for its future models. It will also retain the metal stamping facilities at its Castle Bromwich site, although the carmaker said it “continues to explore options” for the rest of the facility. JLR currently makes Jaguar sedans as well as the F-Type sports car at Castle Bromwich.

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