Jaguar Cuts 300 Jobs and Kills X-Type

Tata Motors has made the decision to cut 300 jobs at Jaguar as well as killing off the X-Type. This is the latest in a line of layoffs for the automaker. These layoffs for Jaguar Land Rover will affect its Halewood factory, the news of the job cuts and the killing of the baby Jag will come as a huge shock to the industry.

Tata Motors is blaming its decision on the current weakness in the market, which still shows no signs of recovery. Along with the layoffs, between September and December, the Merseyside plant will have three weeks of non-production.

JLR chief executive, David Smith said that this move was vital so that they could protect their other investment plans. Jaguar Land Rover sales have dropped 28 percent since September and a loss of 2,200 jobs. JLR had hoped to get help from the UK government, but according to Business Week, Business Secretary, Lord Mandelson has said that the help should come from parent company Tata Motors.