Wednesday, March 25, 2009
JLR jobs depend on Government loans
The chairman of Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Motors told Sky News in an interview on Tuesday that the company could cut jobs in the UK if the Government did not guarantee multimillion pounds of loans to the company.
"If funds are not available a company will not be able to run so layoffs will take place, redundancies will take place," Ratan Tata said.
Sky says that Tata had been in a stand-off with the UK government over the funding.
"If the attitude is 'Let's see who blinks first' the damage is going to be quite devastating," Tata said.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail reports JLR wants £781 million of the Government's £2.3bn car bailout fund.
The Warwickshire based group has also applied to the European Investment Bank for £281 million in loans.
Jaguar Land Rover axed 450 jobs in January due to falling demand.
DATED: 25.03.09
FEED: AM
"If funds are not available a company will not be able to run so layoffs will take place, redundancies will take place," Ratan Tata said.
Sky says that Tata had been in a stand-off with the UK government over the funding.
"If the attitude is 'Let's see who blinks first' the damage is going to be quite devastating," Tata said.
Meanwhile the Daily Mail reports JLR wants £781 million of the Government's £2.3bn car bailout fund.
The Warwickshire based group has also applied to the European Investment Bank for £281 million in loans.
Jaguar Land Rover axed 450 jobs in January due to falling demand.
DATED: 25.03.09
FEED: AM
