Jaguar Landrover put staff on a 3 day week

**Eirikur** · 17 September 2018, 14:20

Soon all cars will be replaced by unicorns

**original PM** · 17 September 2018, 14:20

"Brexit and slumping sales of diesel-powered cars. Staff are expected to work reduced hours until at least Christmas."

So is it Brexit or is it a slump in sales of diesel cars?

And why only till xmas - does brexit stop then or does everyone start buying diesel cars?

**DaveB** · 17 September 2018, 14:26

Originally posted by BlasterBates View Post

Jaguar Landrover staff go on a 3 day week

More remoaner "project fear", CEO doesn't know what he's doing.

Originally posted by Sir Bernard Jenkins

The production cutbacks come on the day that Sir Bernard Jenkin, the Tory MP and Brexit supporter, accused Mr Speth of scaremongering with his predictions.
"I'm afraid I think he's making it up. We've had figures made up all the time by the scaremongers in this debate and I'm afraid nobody believes them," he told the BBC's Today programme.

I wonder if Sir Bernard is familiar with the concept of irony

**BlueSharp** · 17 September 2018, 14:28

Originally posted by original PM View Post

"Brexit and slumping sales of diesel-powered cars. Staff are expected to work reduced hours until at least Christmas."

So is it Brexit or is it a slump in sales of diesel cars?

And why only till xmas - does brexit stop then or does everyone start buying diesel cars?

Holding pattern for Brexit news and because laying off the workforce prior to xmas is not a nice thing to do and they would get hammered in the papers.

**DaveB** · 17 September 2018, 14:36

Originally posted by original PM View Post

"Brexit and slumping sales of diesel-powered cars. Staff are expected to work reduced hours until at least Christmas."

So is it Brexit or is it a slump in sales of diesel cars?

And why only till xmas - does brexit stop then or does everyone start buying diesel cars?

It's *until at least Xmas*, could well go on after that. Thjats the shortest possible time it could run. If the news in November about a Brexit deal is good then they can reconsider.

**sasguru** · 17 September 2018, 14:38

Originally posted by DaveB View Post

I wonder if Sir Bernard is familiar with the concept of irony

There seem to be a lot of Tory MPs from the correct backgrounds (public school and/or Oxbridge) whose pukka accent and ever-so-correct dress sense hide a profound mediocrity.

**scooterscot** · 17 September 2018, 14:40

What a bunch of idiots.

Blue passports soon enough, all will be good. Well sort of. We'll get by. Maybe. We've had tougher days. The nights are getting long, cold, & dark. It's their fault. etc etc...

Thelma and Louise should have driven a Jaguar off the cliff because that's what this country is now embarking on.

**sal** · 17 September 2018, 14:55

Originally posted by original PM View Post

"Brexit and slumping sales of diesel-powered cars. Staff are expected to work reduced hours until at least Christmas."

So is it Brexit or is it a slump in sales of diesel cars?

And why only till xmas - does brexit stop then or does everyone start buying diesel cars?

Why does it have to be either/or? There are likely other factors like slump in quality etc. but they are mostly internal and you won't hear the CEO quoting them.

**DimPrawn** · 17 September 2018, 16:38

Brexit caused Jaguar sales to slump in 2015 as well:

https://www.birminghampost.co.uk/bus...-sales-9823585

Jaguar Landrover put staff on a 3 day week