Jaguar Land Rover is cutting up to 500 management jobs in the UK following a sharp drop in global sales and trade disruption with the US.
The voluntary redundancy programme affects around 1.5% of the carmaker’s UK workforce and is targeted at managerial roles, the company confirmed.
The move follows a 15.1% drop in retail sales for the three months to June, driven by a pause in exports to the US and the planned phase-out of older Jaguar models.
JLR halted US shipments in April after the American government threatened a 25% tariff on imported vehicles.
A deal later reduced this to 10% on the first 100,000 UK cars, but volumes beyond that threshold will still face a 27.5% levy.
North American sales fell 12.2% year-on-year, while UK sales plunged 25.5%.
JLR has paused domestic sales as it transitions to new electric models due to launch in 2026.