Castle Bromwich Assembly - Jaguar Cars: 1977 To Present

Jaguar Cars: 1977 To Present

Taken over by Jaguar Cars, the facility transferred to Ford on their takeover, and then to TATA as part of Jaguar Land Rover.

Soon after takeover, TATA announced it would close either the Castle Bromwich Assembly plant or Land Rover's Lode Lane plant in Solihull. In March 2010 it was reported that TATA might re-consider plant closures, but on 19 April 2010 TATA announced it would go ahead and close one factory. On 15 October 2010 it was announced that an agreement had been made between Jaguar Landrover management and union bosses to save all three Jaguar Landrover production plants from closure. Jaguar Landrover have agreed that all plants will remain open until at least 2020 in a deal with the Unite Union, which represents the majority of salaried production employees. Although the deal had yet to voted on by union members it is expected to be accepted.

It was announced on 15 October 2010 that a new sports car is to be built at the Castle Bromwich assembly plant. No details of the car's specification have been released, but it has been rumoured by industry insiders that the sports car will be called the F type and will be positioned to compete with the Porsche 911 and Audi R8.