Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has unveiled plans for a substantial £500 million investment in the revamp of its historic Halewood factory. The car manufacturing titan is funnelling significant funds into the site, originally established in 1962, to turn it into the 'EV factory of the future'. As a key employer in Merseyside, the company is gearing up its plant .
Over the past year, JLR has already invested £250m and commissioned one million hours of construction work. The site has been expanded by 32,364 sq m to accommodate the production of JLR's medium-sized electric luxury SUVs. The renowned factory has been equipped with cutting-edge technology including new EV build lines, 750 autonomous robots, ADAS calibration rigs, laser alignment technology and the latest cloud-based digital plant management systems to supervise production.
An additional £250m is set to be invested in the factory in the forthcoming news. The works completed so far will facilitate the simultaneous production of internal combustion, hybrid and pure electric vehicles at Halewood. JLR aims to electrify all of its brands by 2030, with the goal of achieving carbon net zero across its supply chain, products and operations by 2039, reports .
Ultimately, Halewood is set to become the company's first fully electric production facility. The enhancements made at the plant include a new body shop with capabilities to produce up to 500 vehicle bodies daily, construction of a novel automated painted body storage tower.
