Jaguar Land Rover confirms plan to cut 4,000 jobs over two years

Carmaker, which is battling Trump tariffs and fallout from cyber-attack, also wants to reduce 34,000-strong UK workforce

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Jaguar Land Rover has announced thousands of job cuts in a body blow for workers" as it grapples with tough trading conditions, Donald Trump's tariff wars and the fallout from a cyber-attack.

Britain's largest carmaker, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, confirmed the anticipated cuts on Monday, saying it wants to reduce its global workforce by about 4,000 over two years, as part of an effort to save 1.7bn.