Hundreds of jobs at risk as Jaguar Land Rover moves Discovery production to Slovakia

British carmaker says it needs to free up space at UK plant to build ‘next generation’ models

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Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced plans to move production of the Discovery off-roader from its West Midlands plant to Slovakia, putting “hundreds” of jobs at risk.

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