Chery Jaguar Land Rover Automotive (CJLR) is about to put its Changshu Plant Phase II into operation. Phase II will add 70,000 units to annual capacity. The Jaguar E-Pace will be the first product of Phase II.
CJLR is to realise a new upgrade of intelligent system to empower the company to maintain the leading position in China’s premium auto market.
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CJLR says it is actively driving the improvement of China’s premium auto intelligent manufacturing and elevate its managing concept, and leading the auto consumer market upgrades by ‘continuously introducing powerful products’. The Jaguar E-Pace, synchronously produced globally, will be the first product of Phase II. The plan for CJLR is “five new models in three years.”
To satisfy the demands of luxury auto in the Chinese market, CJLR has deployed a forward-looking capital increase plan, announcing Phase II capacity expansion project two years after the opening of its Changshu Plant Phase I project. The opening of CJLR Changshu Plant Phase I in 2014 marked the UK originated high-end auto manufacturing technology made its first landing in China. Guided by the core concept of “Shared Value”, CJLR, while achieving sustainable development, is committed to driving the industry chain, especially the upgrade of China’s premium auto industry.
The upcoming Changshu Plant Phase II, which will ‘soon be put into operation’, will inherit intelligent manufacturing capability of Phase I and conducts further intelligent upgrade of the entire industrial chain from R&D, production, management to service to ensure the “global flagship plant”. CJLR also said the plant will promote the ‘landing of the national strategy of “Made in China 2025″‘ and ‘continuously bring more products with British style and innovative experience for Chinese consumers’.
