Jaguar Land Rover considers manufacturing in Saudi Arabia

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Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is considering building cars in Saudi Arabia, it has said.

If it went ahead, it would be the Indian-owned company's second overseas manufacturing plant. It agreed to build a plant in Shanghai last month.

At this stage, an agreement with Saudi Arabia is limited to a letter of intent to start a feasibility study.

The company told the BBC that any new plant in Saudi Arabia would not lead to job losses in the UK.

JLR said overseas production would come in addition to the work done in the UK.

It has not yet decided whether Jaguar or Land Rover models would be best suited for such production.

The West Midlands-based luxury carmaker agreed a £1bn deal with Chinese manufacturer Chery Automobile last month.

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The company told the BBC that any new plant in Saudi Arabia would not lead to job losses in the UK.

Yeah right, never heard that one before!