JLR to axe a further 2,000 jobs after 'Reimagine' EV strategy announcement

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has followed-up its plans for a fully electrified product range with the announcement that it is set to axe 2,000 jobs in the coming year.

The new follows the reveal of a its ‘Reimagine’ strategy earlier this week, which will see Jaguar transformed into a purely electric vehicle (EV) brand by 2025 and 60% of new Land Rovers sold zero-emissions capable by 2030.

In its latest statement the Tata Motors-owned carmaker said that it would have to make "every possible efficiency" in order to achieve the full scope of the plan unveiled by new JLR chief executive officer, Thierry Bolloré, however.