Jaguar appoints new manufacturing chief to transform plants for electric future

Reuters  |  LONDON 

(Reuters) - Britain's biggest carmaker (JLR) is replacing its for as it prepares its plants for an electrified future, the firm said on Thursday.

The Indian-owned automaker's told earlier this year he is waiting for more information on trading conditions after Brexit before he decides whether to make electric cars in Britain.

On Thursday, he said for is retiring from the business, to be replaced by of Quality and Automotive Safety Grant McPherson from July 1.

"He will oversee the ongoing investment into our UK and global manufacturing, transforming our plants to enable Jaguar Land Rover's exciting electrified future," Speth said in a statement.

(Reporting by Costas Pitas; editing by Stephen Addison)

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First Published: Thu, May 03 2018. 04:52 IST