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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has mentioned it's going to transfer manufacturing of its Land Rover Discovery SUV from Birmingham to Slovakia from subsequent 12 months.
The Solihull manufacturing unit, the place the Discovery is manufactured, will probably be used to construct a new technology of Range Rover fashions, the agency mentioned.
The firm warned that there could also be some job losses in the UK as a outcome.
JLRwhich is owned by the Indian group Tata Motorsstated that it remained "committed to the UK".
The firm has beforehand mentioned all its vehicles can be out there in both an electrical, hybrid, petrol or diesel model from 2020.
It has not put an actual determine on the stage of funding in the Solihull plant, however it runs into a whole lot of hundreds of thousands of kilos.
"The potential losses of some agency employed staff in the UK is a tough one but forms part of our long-term manufacturing strategy as we transform our business globally," JLR mentioned in a assertion.
However, it added: "Significant investment and technology upgrade in Solihull in order to accommodate our next-generation of flagship Land Rover models, and the refit of our Halewood plant for the next Evoque, is proof that we remain committed both to the UK and to transformation and growth."
There are 1,800 company employees in the Solihull plant, out of a workforce of 10,000.
Previously, JLR had mentioned the manufacture of the Discovery can be break up between Solihull and Slovakia.