Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has confirmed plans to axe 4,000 jobs across its global workforce over the next two years as part of efforts to slash costs by £1.7 billion.

The cuts are expected to largely impact office roles, with the majority of cuts affecting its UK operations, where around 34,000 staff in total are based.

Just under 10,000 are employed by the company overseas.

Chief executive PB Balaji said the group was “committed to supporting everyone with care, fairness and respect” through the process.

Thousands of jobs are to go at Jaguar Land Rover

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It comes as JLR continues its recovery from a major cyber attack that forced it to halt production last year, with sales also under pressure amid intense competition from cheaper Chinese electric vehicles, while it also tackles soaring costs and the impact of US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Mr Balaji said: “The automotive industry faces significant challenges, with technological change amidst intense competition and ongoing geo-political uncertainty. Through our Growth Reimagined strategy, JLR is moving decisively to strengthen our competitiveness and position the business for long-term success.

“Over the next 12 months, we will launch five new products, continue to leverage the strength of our brands and renew our focus on North America, amongst other markets, to help us deliver double digit revenue growth. At the same time, we are reducing organisational complexity and targeting £1.7 billion of savings to lower our break-even point towards 300,000 vehicles and become fitter to compete in a rapidly evolving market.

“These actions will support continued investment of £15-18 billion over the next five years in electrification, digital technologies, advanced manufacturing and enhanced customer experiences.

“As part of this transformation, we will reduce our global workforce by around 4,000 roles over the next two years. We recognise this will be difficult news for colleagues affected, and are committed to supporting everyone with care, fairness and respect.

“Together, these actions will help build a stronger, more competitive JLR for all our stakeholders.”

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has already ruled out any government bailout for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which is Britain’s largest car manufacturer.

Treasury minister Emma Reynolds said car companies across the world were facing “very competitive global headwinds”.

European manufacturers have struggled to cope with competition from Chinese carmakers producing cheaper electric vehicles.

The Treasury Chief Secretary told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme that Mr Reynolds is “working closely” with JLR’s leadership and trade unions.

Mr Reynolds told Laura Kuenssberg’s show on the BBC on Sunday: “A company the size of JLR, which is a huge British success story, at various times in its business cycle, the number of, directly, people it employs will change.

“If this is about making sure over time that the workforce is right to make the business as competitive as possible, that’s the conversation we need to have. Of course you want to mitigate any job losses.”