捷豹路虎近日宣布了下一阶段全球产能扩张计划，将投资2.4亿英镑在巴西建厂，生产仅针对巴西市场的路虎发现运动版和揽胜极光车型。这家位于 Itatiaia的工厂是捷豹路虎首次在拉美地区建立生产基地。捷豹路虎早在2013年底就公布了建厂计划，而首批车型将在明年下线。这家工厂已经生产了首款车型，全年产量为2.4万辆。捷豹路虎在巴西销售车辆已经超过25年，有35家经销商。去年是捷豹路虎SUV销量创新高的一年，去年销量同比增加了11%。该厂重要零部件，包括引擎，保险杠和轻质部件均由英国进口，但整车40%零部件由巴西当地生产。所有车型标配的安全系统与在英国生产的车型一样，而该厂高级管理人员将在捷豹路虎位于西米德兰兹郡接受培训。

 

JLR opens ￡240m manufacturing facility in Brazil

Jaguar Land Rover has announced the next phase in its global expansion plan by opening its first factory in Brazil. The plant is the result of a ￡240m investment, building Discovery Sport and Range Rover Evoque models solely for the Brazilian market.

 

The factory in Itatiaia represents the first time a UK automotive group has opened a production centre in Latin America. The move was announced at the end of 2013, and the first bricks were laid the following year. It is already building its first cars, with capacity for 24,000 units in its first full year.

 

JLR has been selling cars in Brazil for more than 25 years and already has 35 dealers. It claims to be the ‘leading SUV seller’ in Brazil, with the country contributing substantially to an 11 per cent increase in JLR global sales year-on-year.

 

The factory imports things like engines, bumpers and light units from the UK, but up to 40 per cent of parts will be manufactured locally in Brazil. All cars will comply with the same safety standards as those built in the UK, with a number of senior staff trained on site at the brand’s facilities here in the West Midlands.