Jaguar Land Rover building new Special Vehicle Operations facility
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08-17-2014, 07:48 PM
Jaguar Land Rover building new Special Vehicle Operations facility
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It's only been a couple of months since Jaguar Land Rover announced the formation of its new Special Operations division, and we've already seen a number of vehicles to come out of it. But now the British automaker has announced a new facility that will house its elite skunkworks department.
Set to be built at Prologis Park in Ryton, England, on the outskirts of Coventry, the new Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre will encompass dedicated production lines, F1-style flexible workshops, a dedicated paint studio and VIP suite for commissioning bespoke projects. JLR will spend some $33 million on the facility that will be home to 150 specialists - 100 of them being new hires.
The first project which the Special Operations division is working on is the F-Type Project 7, but we've already seen more projects in the pipeline - including the upcoming Range Rover Sport SVR - and you can bet there'll be more. The revival of the Lightweight E-Type also falls under Special Operations, but is undertaken by the Jaguar Heritage department located nearby at Browns Lane.
In addition to the SVO Technical Center and Jaguar Heritage workshop, Jaguar Land Rover operates research and development facilities in Gaydon (for Land Rover), Whitley (for Jaguar) and at the University of Warwick and assembly plants at Castle Bromwich (where the XF, XJ and F-Type are built), Halewood (home of the Freelander/LR2 and Range Rover Evoque), Solihull (Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery/LR4 and Defender). It's also got a new engine plant in the works for Wolverhampton, new assembly plants planned for China and Brazil, and one already on line in India.Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover building new Special Vehicle Operations facility
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It's only been a couple of months since Jaguar Land Rover announced the formation of its new Special Operations division, and we've already seen a number of vehicles to come out of it. But now the British automaker has announced a new facility that will house its elite skunkworks department.
Set to be built at Prologis Park in Ryton, England, on the outskirts of Coventry, the new Special Vehicle Operations Technical Centre will encompass dedicated production lines, F1-style flexible workshops, a dedicated paint studio and VIP suite for commissioning bespoke projects. JLR will spend some $33 million on the facility that will be home to 150 specialists - 100 of them being new hires.
The first project which the Special Operations division is working on is the F-Type Project 7, but we've already seen more projects in the pipeline - including the upcoming Range Rover Sport SVR - and you can bet there'll be more. The revival of the Lightweight E-Type also falls under Special Operations, but is undertaken by the Jaguar Heritage department located nearby at Browns Lane.
In addition to the SVO Technical Center and Jaguar Heritage workshop, Jaguar Land Rover operates research and development facilities in Gaydon (for Land Rover), Whitley (for Jaguar) and at the University of Warwick and assembly plants at Castle Bromwich (where the XF, XJ and F-Type are built), Halewood (home of the Freelander/LR2 and Range Rover Evoque), Solihull (Range Rover, Range Rover Sport, Discovery/LR4 and Defender). It's also got a new engine plant in the works for Wolverhampton, new assembly plants planned for China and Brazil, and one already on line in India.Continue reading Jaguar Land Rover building new Special Vehicle Operations facility
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