Jaguar Land Rover to axe 500 UK management jobs as Trump tariffs fallout dents sales

British carmaker to offer voluntary redundancy after 15.1% sales drop in three months to June

• UK unemployment rises as jobs market weakens'

Jaguar Land Rover has said it will axe up to 500 management jobs in the UK after reporting a plunge in sales linked to Donald Trump's tariffs.

The British luxury carmaker said about 1.5% of its staff in the UK would be affected by the cuts as part of a voluntary redundancy round for managers. JLR, which is owned by India's Tata Motors, employs 33,000 people in the UK.