Jaguar Land Rover opened its state-of-the-art Engine Manufacturing Centre in UK. With this facility, it embarks on manufacturing engines in-house for the first time in a generation.

The Engine Manufacturing Centre will be home to the ‘Ingenium' engine family, which will power a new generation of Jaguar Land Rover products designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK. This starts with the 2.0-litre diesel engine in the Jaguar XE. Jaguar Land Rover is transforming its business and brands through a programme of sustainable, strategic investments.

This £500 million facility is the latest demonstration of the company's commitment to supporting the UK's burgeoning manufacturing industry. When operating at full capacity, the Engine Manufacturing Centre will employ 1,400 people with a further 5,500 jobs created in the supply chain, where production of these engines will help provide a critical mass for inward investment.
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(Take a facility tour of this plant in the November 2014 issue of The Machinist)