Jaguar awards £2bn of Range Rover component contracts

The contracts follow the completion of a global competitive tendering exercise on component sourcing for the vehicle, which will arrive in dealerships this year.

‘The billions being spent on Evoque is just the start, with 40 significant product actions coming over the next five years,’ said Dr Ralf Speth, Jaguar Land Rover’s chief executive officer. ‘This will mean a high level of investment by us in the future and represents a tremendous opportunity for UK suppliers to work in partnership with Jaguar Land Rover to really strengthen the supplier base in this country.’

In addition to contracts for component supply, many other companies in the UK will provide facilities and services to support the production of the Evoque.

In the North West, interior components supplier International Automotive Components (IAC) won a contract worth more than £500m to supply the instrument panel, centre console, cockpit, upper pillar trim, lower pillar trim, modular headliner system, wheel-arch liners, door modules and rear loadspace sides.