Land Rover, the leading manufacturer of prestigious SUV vehicles in the UK, is to create 275 new jobs at the company's manufacturing plant in Solihull, West Midlands.

The additional positions are required to support an increase in demand following the seventh consecutive month of improved sales. March sales in the UK recorded the highest figures for any month in the company's 62 year history.

Phil Popham, Land Rover managing director commented: "These additional positions are excellent news for the manufacturing industry in the Midlands. It comes as a result of a phenomenal response received from customers and the media to the award winning 2010 model year range, giving Land Rover an incredible start to the year."

More than 5,000 people work at the Solihull plant. The extra 275 agency positions are required to start immediately to boost the build rate in light of the increased demand for the new vehicle 2010 model year range.

In March 2010, Land Rover sales in the UK were up 67% on the same month last year selling over 11,300 vehicles. As well as the iconic Defender model, the Solihull plant is responsible for manufacturing the company's acclaimed Discovery 4 which saw sales increase by 58% together with the Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models both also up by 70% and 36% respectively compared to the same period last year.

Solihull is a flexible manufacturing operation with a commitment to excellent levels of quality, and these new positions will support the delivery of more prestigious SUVs to our customers around the world

I wonder where these agency people fit into the production process - wouldn't really want a new RRS built by people that have no real investment in the brand or company...

Bet my new RRS ends up by getting built by somebody on his first day. And on a Friday. Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.8::MG Montego Turbo::MGB GT::Rover Sterling::MGF::MG ZT 190+
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Bet you mine will be...

"Right guys, welcome to Land Rover. As part of your induction you're going to learn how to build a Range Rover Sport. We've got one here for you to try, don't worry if you don't get things right first time, learn by your mistakes. Get stuck in, and feel free to experiment"

"But wont the new owner mind if his new car isn't up to Land Rover's superb quality assurance standards that the job advert kept mentioning?"

"Er, oh yes, I forgot about them. Don't worry, this one's an SE so it'll teach the owner not to be so poor next time and to buy an HSE" Alfa Romeo Giulietta 1.8::MG Montego Turbo::MGB GT::Rover Sterling::MGF::MG ZT 190+
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At least they are building vehicles knowing that their jobs are secure....... bound to put more passion into it being built right.

James

Would you spot the difference between an agency build and 'employee' build

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At least they are building vehicles knowing that their jobs are secure....... bound to put more passion into it being built right.

James, could go the other way and cause "Barry from Bromsgrove" to actually get more complacent actually  Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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VA alas no, otherwise i would have the intel on the hassles to expect in advance Its a phrase coined by one of my former colleagues in Sydney, who actually hails from Brummie land, he did not have much faith in his original cities products Another Pommie Bar Steward down under

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I can only hope that at least 265 of the 275 jobs are for quality control!!!!

Nightfox. you seem so down on RRS why don't you cancel your order now ? I presume it's a HSE you have ordered, don't want you slumming it in an SE 2016 MY16.5 HSE, 21" Rims, Waitamo Grey, Cirrus Leather, Extended Leather, Meridian sound

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Nightfox. you seem so down on RRS why don't you cancel your order now ? I presume it's a HSE you have ordered, don't want you slumming it in an SE

Woah! Hold on, I was only having a tongue-in-cheek dig at the QC of a car that scores 6/10 ("mediocre") on JD Power reliability surveys. I don't think anyone would claim that LR's QC is as good as it should be.

Besides, if you read my post you'll see that the scenario was referring to my vehicle being built, yes, an SE like yours.

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