Jaguar Land Rover to Close Plants for a Week as a Brexit Safeguard
The part-complete metal body shell of a luxury Jaguar automobile travels along the production line at the company's assembly plant in Castle Bromwich, U.K.
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Jaguar Land Rover plans to close its U.K. factories for a week in November to guard against disruption to supply chains from a possible no-deal Brexit, Chief Executive Officer Ralf Speth said.
The shutdown will go ahead whether or not Britain seeks an extension to the Oct. 31 deadline for leaving the European Union, he said at a briefing at JLR’s expanded technical center in Gaydon, England.