Jaguar Land Rover production hit by flooding at aluminum suppliers

Land Rover_Solihull_Production arc 2024.jpg — JLR uses about 180,000 metric tons of aluminium annually, based on the company's 2020 financial figures. Production at its plant in Solihull, England, is shown.

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Automotive News Europe

August 03, 2024 11:33 AM

JLR's biggest headwind is an upcoming shortage of aluminum after production at a plant owned by key supplier Novelis was impacted by flooding, the automaker's finance chief, Richard Molyneux, told investors.

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