Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will spend half a billion pounds upgrading a factory for electric vehicle production, it has been announced. The manufacturer said the investment would transform its historic Halewood facility on Merseyside to support the production of electric vehicles,

JLR had said Halewood would become the company’s first electric-only plant but will now extend the life of combustion models built there as EV sales take longer to grow.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has revealed a further £500m investment in its Halewood plant on Merseyside to bolster future production of all-electric cars at the site.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to invest £500m to transform one its historic factories to help build more electric vehicles.

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is investing £500m in its factory in Halewood, Merseyside for the production of electric vehicles. The 61?year?old plant is being expanded and upgraded to enable the parallel production of internal combustion, hybrid and pure electric models. It currently makes the Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport.

Automotive giant pumping half a billion pounds to prepare its Merseyside plant for electric vehicle production

The future of electric vehicles in the UK has been boosted by Jaguar Land Rover announcing a massive £500million funding package to transform its historic Halewood facility. The investment aims to create the "EV factory of the future" and support the parallel production of electric cars alongside existing combustion and hybrid models.