What I Will Be Asking for to Support Jlr's Future ; the Birmingham Post's Automotive Correspondent John Cranage Was Offered an Exclusive Interview with David Smith, Chief Executive of Jaguar Land Rover. Here He Talks About the Future for the Iconic Carmaker

Birmingham Post › January 07, 2009

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The speed at which the crisis engulfing Jaguar Land Rover, along with the rest of the world's carmakers, has taken every one who has witnessed it by surprise.

Not least David Smith, chief executive of the Warwickshire company that only a few weeks ago was looking forward to a bright future under the ownership of Tata Motors of India.

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What I Will Be Asking for to Support Jlr's Future ; the Birmingham Post's Automotive Correspondent John Cranage Was Offered an Exclusive Interview with David Smith, Chief Executive of Jaguar Land Rover. Here He Talks About the Future for the Iconic Carmaker

Now, a little more than six months after Tata handed a cheque for some pounds 1.1billion to Ford for the two marques, the group is in talks with the Government over its request for help in overcoming the continuing credit squeeze.

Some 600 jobs have been shed and the company's production plants put on extended shutdowns. More job losses loom between now and Easter.

JLR is keen to stress it is not asking for a "bail-o...

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