Jaguar Land Rover announces electric car investment

[Sid Bishop]

After the worldwide slowdown in car sales especially after the huge move away from diesel car's, a bit of good news for the Uk car industry.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham.
Initially the plant will produce an electric version of the Jaguar XJ.

"The future of mobility is electric and, as a visionary British company, we are committed to making our next generation of zero-emission vehicles in the UK," said Prof Ralf Speth, JLR's chief executive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48875406

[Max B Gold]

After the worldwide slowdown in car sales especially after the huge move away from diesel car's, a bit of good news for the Uk car industry.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham.
Initially the plant will produce an electric version of the Jaguar XJ.

"The future of mobility is electric and, as a visionary British company, we are committed to making our next generation of zero-emission vehicles in the UK," said Prof Ralf Speth, JLR's chief executive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48875406

Neat PR.

Last time I looked JLR was 100% owned by Tata, an Indian company, so not British at all. Why aren't the GAmmons all over this?

[Sid Bishop]

After the worldwide slowdown in car sales especially after the huge move away from diesel car's, a bit of good news for the Uk car industry.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing hundreds of millions of pounds to build a range of electric vehicles at its Castle Bromwich plant in Birmingham.
Initially the plant will produce an electric version of the Jaguar XJ.

"The future of mobility is electric and, as a visionary British company, we are committed to making our next generation of zero-emission vehicles in the UK," said Prof Ralf Speth, JLR's chief executive.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-48875406

Neat PR.

Last time I looked JLR was 100% owned by Tata, an Indian company, so not British at all. Why aren't the GAmmons all over this?

Better still, you can argue with the person who said this, Prof Ralf Speth, JLR's chief executive, sure he will enjoy debating with you !!

[Thor]

I blame brexit for all that inward investment that they are making, how dare they support jobs in this country.

[Max B Gold]

I wonder how much this is going to cost the UK taxpayer.

[Sid Bishop]

I wonder how much this is going to cost the UK taxpayer.

Max seems to a ''Mr Negative'' who is always cheered up by any BAD news that happens in Uk ( excluding Scotland that is !! Its being so happy and cheerful that keeps him going !!

[Sid Bishop]

I blame brexit for all that inward investment that they are making, how dare they support jobs in this country.

Yes wonder the BBC did not add e.g ''Jaguar Land Rover announces electric car investment''.........''In spite of Brexit '' !!

[Max B Gold]

I wonder how much this is going to cost the UK taxpayer.

Max seems to a ''Mr Negative'' who is always cheered up by any BAD news that happens in Uk ( excluding Scotland that is !! Its being so happy and cheerful that keeps him going !!

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

[Sid Bishop]

I wonder how much this is going to cost the UK taxpayer.

Max seems to a ''Mr Negative'' who is always cheered up by any BAD news that happens in Uk ( excluding Scotland that is !! Its being so happy and cheerful that keeps him going !!

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

[Thor]

Yes sid you tell him. Max it will cost the tax payer zero pennies

[Sid Bishop]

Yes sid you tell him. Max it will cost the tax payer zero pennies

In fact they will not even get a wee dram of Glenfiddich Bonnie Prince Charlie Scotch Whisky !!

[Lucky7]

I can lock all my doors in cars

[Max B Gold]

Yes sid you tell him. Max it will cost the tax payer zero pennies

How do you know that?

[Max B Gold]

Max seems to a ''Mr Negative'' who is always cheered up by any BAD news that happens in Uk ( excluding Scotland that is !! Its being so happy and cheerful that keeps him going !!

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

[Rich Tea Wellin]

Hopefully they pay tax here too.

[RedDwarf 1881]

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

When you go independent you will be subsiding the EU instead. Good luck .

[Max B Gold]

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

When you go independent you will be subsiding the EU instead. Good luck .

I'm not against it. Sharing is best.

[Thor]

Scotland will die without the might of the uk.

[Sid Bishop]

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

We got landed with subsidising Scotland after they BEGGED to join the union after the disastrous Darien Scheme, to establish a Scottish colony in Panama. Poorly planned, the venture ended early in 1700 with significant loss of life and financial ruin for the Kingdom of Scotland. Scottish Parliament MPs voted to agree the Union and on 16 January 1707 the Act of Union was signed. The Act came into effect on May 1st 1707; the Scottish Parliament was dissolved and England and Scotland combined to work in a political union. Scotland kept its independence with respect to its legal and religious systems, but coinage, taxation, sovereignty, trade, parliament and flag became one.

[Sid Bishop]

Whatever. What is the answer to my question?

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

Even that good old left wing newspaper, ''The Guardian' ' agrees that Scotland is a financial basket case !!
Scotland cuts its deficit, but is still outspending the UK
Latest data shows gap between income and spending is four times as much as UK as a whole.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... ing-the-uk

[Max B Gold]

Well ''Mr Happy'' If any money at all, nowhere near the amount of money that the Scottish government is subsidized by the British taxpayer.

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

Even that good old left wing newspaper, ''The Guardian' ' agrees that Scotland is a financial basket case !!
Scotland cuts its deficit, but is still outspending the UK
Latest data shows gap between income and spending is four times as much as UK as a whole.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... ing-the-uk

The Guardian left-wing

[Sid Bishop]

Wrong way round. Scotland subsidises England.

Even that good old left wing newspaper, ''The Guardian' ' agrees that Scotland is a financial basket case !!
Scotland cuts its deficit, but is still outspending the UK
Latest data shows gap between income and spending is four times as much as UK as a whole.
https://www.theguardian.com/business/20 ... ing-the-uk

The Guardian left-wing

Think that its safe to say that the Guardian is a newspaper with left wing views. The Guardian is only centrist if you are so far to the left, that Ed Miliband is considered conservative. Basically, the Guardian is to the left, what the Daily Mail is to the right, which makes it rabidly partisan by definition. Even the Washingon Post is a much more centrist paper than the Guardian, and they are hardly far-right fascists are they ?
Of course for a person like yourself who claims to be of ultra left wing views, a left wing view is different to what others might see it to be !!

[Constantine]

JLR have also laid off 6000 people in the last two years.

[Sid Bishop]

JLR have also laid off 6000 people in the last two years.

As have car manufacturers all over the World including many job losses in car plants in the US.

[Long slender neck]

Do car sales figures include leases?