Tata Motors-owned Jaguar land Rover (JlR), which today launched its sports car Jaguar F Type, priced up to Rs 1.61 crore, said its British operations could be hampered if the strike call by the workers of outsourced logistic division goes ahead.
“We are preparing for potential disruption (of production). We have a plan in place should that situation arise, though we are not directly involved with the strike and are closely monitoring the situation,” a JlR spokesperson told reporters here on Monday. There has been no production loss as yet, he added.
According to ‘The Sunday Times’ report, delivery workers from DHl at JlR’s England plants have voted for strike, demanding a large pay rise and terms and conditions on par with the JlR staff.
The staff of logistics giant DHl, which has about 1,800 workers at the three JlR factories -- 1,000 between Castle Bromwich and Solihull in the Midlands and 800 at Halewood, Merseyside -- perform a key role in managing warehouse operations and bringing parts to production lines. Those at Halewood are due to vote today.
On the newly launched F-Type, the company expressed confidence that it will trigger further growth for its products in the domestic market.