To Build Electric Cars, Jaguar Land Rover Had to Redesign the Factory
WiredTransforming a car manufacturing plant entering its seventh decade into a futureproof facility, ready for AI-powered autonomous driving, comes with natural challenges. “We had to survey everything and go out with the tape measure,” explains Dan Ford, site director at Jaguar Land Rover’s site in Halewood, Merseyside, England. A fleet of 750 robots, laser alignment technology, and cloud-based infrastructure join 3,500 JLR employees on the factory floor, expanded by 32,364 square meters to produce the manufacturer’s next-generation vehicles. The first stage in Halewood’s redevelopment was its new body shop, with two floors separated by 2.5 meters of concrete to account for heavy machinery, capable of producing 500 vehicle bodies per day. The UK government’s zero emission vehicle mandate, part of its plan to transition to a net-zero economy, became effective at the beginning of 2024—22 percent of all new car sales must be zero emission.
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