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Mark Symons JLR continue to do well responding to customer demands and produce good news stories. A new Range Rover is likely to be assembled at Solihull which will be good for jobs there.

At the same time there is uncertainty for Vauxhall manufacturing because of the acquisition by Peugeot.

A new Range Rover is being launched between the baby Range Rover, the bestselling Evoque, and the Sport Jaguar Land Rover. It is expected to be assembled at the group’s Solihull plant, This is good news when a shadow has been cast over the future of the Vauxhall plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton.. unknownx500 Chester Zoo
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