Jaguar Land Rover announced that is is temporarily cutting production at the Halewood plant following a fall in car sales however there will be no job cuts.
6,000 people work at the Jaguar Land Rover plant in Halewood and a further 4,000 are employed by other agencies within the site.
Workers at the site have indicated that they believe production will drop from three shifts to two shifts and were concerned about the impact this would have on jobs.
The company have now confirmed there will be a “temporary adjustment to the shift pattern from mid April until July” as the company tries to cope with falling demand for its vehicles due to Brexit uncertainty.
A spokesperson said: “Jaguar Land Rover has delivered another record breaking year in vehicle sales in what is now the seventh-year of successive growth for Britain’s largest car manufacturer. However, the automotive industry continues to face a range of challenges which are adversely affecting consumer confidence”
“Ongoing uncertainty surrounding Brexit is being felt by customers at home (with demand for new cars down 5.7% in 2017) and in Europe where collectively, we sell approx 45% of total UK production.
Add to this, concern around the future of petrol and diesel engines, and general global economic and political uncertainty and it’s clear to see why industry is seeing an impact on car sales.
“As is standard business practice, Jaguar Land Rover regularly reviews its production schedules to ensure market demand is balanced.
“Following a review of planned volumes we are planning to make some temporary adjustments to the production schedule at Halewood in Q2 (the second quarter of the year). These changes have been communicated to our workforce.”