City jobs secured at Jaguar; INDUSTRY: New S-Type for Castle Brom.Byline: By Chris Morley THE jobs of 2,500 Jaguar workers appeared secure today after it was revealed they will build the troubled car maker's key new model. In what amounts to a big vote of confidence, the workforce at the Castle Bromwich site have been given the nod as production centre for the replacement to the S-Type currently made there. Confirmation of the decision gives the Birmingham factory a much-needed morale boost after speculation about the company's future in parent Ford's top-to-tail business review, and plunging sales in the US. The boost comes as Jaguar also revealed that it has already pocketed 1,500 advance orders for its supercharged su·per·charge tr.v. su·per·charged, su·per·charg·ing, su·per·charg·es 1. To increase the power of (an engine, for example), as by fitting with a supercharger. 2. , pounds 70,000 new XKR sports model which will not even reach the showrooms until November. Its sister XK car, which is also manufactured in Birmingham having been launched this year, is already sold out into 2007, with a nine-month wait for customers with specific requirements. Jaguar's Don Hume Don Hume (born May 8, 1938) is a former NASCAR driver from Belvedere, New Jersey. In his limited NASCAR career, Hume competed in fifteen Winston Cup events. Winston Cup 1964 Hume appeared in the series in 1964, completing two races late in the year. said the model was doing "exactly the job we said it would do of leading the way back with product". He said the new S-Type was still more than a year away, but confirmed it would be made at the former Spitfire Spitfire or Supermarine Spitfire British fighter aircraft in World War II. A low-wing monoplane first flown in 1936, it was adopted by the RAF in 1938. factory in Castle Bromwich. "For us at Jaguar, we are planning the introduction of the new model which is key to the success of Jaguar long term. "That decision has been taken and that will be Castle Bromwich." Dave Osborne, senior car industry negotiator for the Transport & General Workers' Union, said: "We can confirm we have been told the replacement S-Type due to come into production in 2007-8 will be built at Castle Bromwich. "We believe that decision makes good sense, it is the right decision and is a vote of confidence in the workforce of Castle Bromwich." CAPTION(S): BRAND LEADER... the old Jaguar S-Type This article is about the modern S-Type. For the classic S-Type, see Jaguar S-Type (1963). The Jaguar S-Type, introduced at the 1998 Birmingham Motor Show, is a mid-size luxury / executive car introduced for the 2000 model year by the British marque Jaguar , to be replaced next year. |
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