Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre

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Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre
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Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre and the M54 motorway
Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre
Built2014
Location Bilbrook, Staffordshire, England
Coordinates 52°38′02″N2°08′42″W / 52.634°N 2.145°W / 52.634; -2.145
Industry Automotive
Products
Employees700
AreaCurrently[ when? ] being expanded to 200,000 m2 (2,200,000 sq ft)

Jaguar Land Rover Engine Manufacturing Centre is an engine producing factory located on the outskirts of Wolverhampton and South Staffordshire, England, adjacent to the M54 motorway on the i54 business park. Opened in 2014 by Elizabeth II, it produces Ingenium petrol and diesel engines.

Having already been expanded once in the past, in 2015 it was announced that Jaguar Land Rover would spend £450 million on doubling the size of the engine plant. [1] Once complete, the factory's workforce will increase from 700 to 1,400 people. [2]

In 2024, it was confirmed that the plant is being converted into the Electric Propulsion Manufacturing Centre to provide electric drive units and batteries for the next generation of Jaguar vehicles. [3]

Solar panels

The engine assembly plant is fitted with over 21,000 photovoltaic panels, which produce 5.8 MW (7,800 hp) of energy. This accounts for more than 30% of the plant's energy requirements. The panels are estimated to reduce the plant's carbon footprint by over 2,400 tonnes per year. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "New Jaguar Land Rover jobs in Wolverhampton factory expansion". BBC News . 24 November 2015. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Brown, Graeme (11 November 2015). "Jobs boost as Jaguar Land Rover doubles size of engine plant". Birmingham Post. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Corser, John (10 May 2024). "JLR spends £356 million to turn Wolverhampton i54 factory electric". Express & Star. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
  4. ↑ "Jaguar Land Rover Installs The UK's Largest Rooftop Solar Panel Array At Its Engine Manufacturing Centre". Jaguar Land Rover Media Centre. 3 April 2014. Archived from the original on 31 May 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2016.
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