JLR invests 45 mn pounds in new press line at Halewood plant.

Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover has invested 45 million pounds in a new press line at its Halewood Operations, near Liverpool, England in a bid to speed up delivery of the company's vehicles globally.

The new line has a combined press stamping capacity of 7,900 tonnes, making it the fastest and one of the biggest and most powerful press lines across JLR, stamping both steel and aluminium panels, the company said in a statement.

Commenting on the development, Jaguar Land Rover, Operations Director-Halewood, said the new press line reinforces Jaguar Land Rover's long term investment in UK manufacturing.

'This investment ensures we can make more panels, even more efficiently and will continue to do so for many years to come,' he added.

The new press line will speed up the delivery of the required volume of pressed parts produced at Halewood.

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