Section A - JLR Flashcards
Which bullet points can JLR be used in?
Technology (BP1)
Globalisation (BP2)
How many cars had JLR produced between Jan and Sept in 2014?
more than 1.13m
the best figures since 2008
How much was JLR’s new engine plant, where was it and how quickly can an engine be made?
£500m
Wolverhampton
less than a minute
How many jobs does the engine plant provide?
6,900 jobs
1,400 in the facility
5,500 in the supply chain
How much had they spent on advanced assembly robots and laser drilling?
£150m
How many robots are used for how many spot-welds on a Jaguar X-Type?
200 robots for 3,700 spot welds
only 20% of welds on X-Type is done manually
What percentage of their engine part suppliers are based in the UK?
30%
How much profit did JLR make after tax in 2011?
£1.043bn
What did JLR do at their Halewood plant on Merseyside?
They created an additional 1,500 jobs, and an additional 1,000 engineers, making the total at over 5,000 designers and engineers
What did they announce in 2011 in reference to Warwick University?
a £100m advanced research facility to accelerate innovation, and link engineering with academic and supply base excellence
How many cars had JLR sold in China in 2003? What was this figure in 2013?
2003 - around 400 cars
2013 - over 77,000 cars
What happened to JLR’s sales of luxury sports cars, limousines and 4x4s in the first 3 months of 2014?
They rose by 22% to a total of over 115,000 vehicles.
This earned JLR revenues of £5.3bn with profits of over £900m
How many components and models do JLR make through 3D printing? And what does this do to lead times?
50,000
Reduces it from days to hours
How much did JLR invest in 3D printing?
£1.26m
