Jaguar Land Rover, the UK’s largest automotive exporter, will receive a £500 million guarantee from UK Export Finance (UKEF) for a planned £625 million loan facility from commercial banks.
UKEF is the UK’s export credit agency and will provide the guarantee under a new General Export Facility to support UK exports.
It will support Jaguar Land Rover’s continued investment into research and development of the design and manufacture of next generation electric vehicles and future mobility solutions.
As part of its Destination Zero strategy: zero emissions, zero congestion, zero accidents, Jaguar Land Rover is developing autonomous, connected, electric and shared mobility technology, which will feature in a growing number of Jaguar and Land Rover models exported around the world in the future.
Earlier this month, Jaguar Land Rover unveiled plans to produce a range of new electrified vehicles in the UK as it prepares to offer customers electrified options for all Jaguar and Land Rover models from 2020.
Jaguar Land Rover continues to implement Project Charge, its £2.5 billion programme to improve long-term profitability and cash flow.
The loan is expected to be completed in the coming months and amortise over 5 years.