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Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) on Thursday announced plans to reduce its managerial workforce by several hundred positions through a limited voluntary redundancy program. The move is aimed at aligning its leadership structure more closely with the company’s evolving business strategy in the luxury automotive segment. The UK-based car manufacturer which has been under pressure from US President Donald Trump’s tariff wars welcomed the recent trade deal that eases some pressure on its automotive exports to the American market. Tata Motors Layoff The number of jobs set to be hit is estimated at around 500 amid high American tariffs which were cut to 10 per cent under the US-UK trade agreement a rate only covering cars made in the UK. The trade deal terms also cap total annual car exports to the US at 100000 models with the higher rate applying to any vehicles crossing that mark. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer had chosen the UK headquarters of JLR in the West Midlands region to deliver a key speech back in May to reassure staff amid the US trade wars. As news of the job cuts emerged Downing Street said JLR was responding to challenging global conditions. It comes as JLR ceased production of most Jaguar models ahead of a complete relaunch expected next year. In November 2024 the carmaker unveiled a bold rebrand featuring a pink concept car and replacing its big cat logo with a capital J. JLR On VR Programme  However the latest figures released last week had revealed a drop in sales in the April to June quarter which had witnessed a temporary pause in shipments to the US amid high tariffs of 25 per cent on cars. JLR regularly offers eligible employees voluntary redundancy (VR) programmes” a JLR spokesperson said. Through this limited UK VR programme for managers JLR is aligning its leadership workforce for the business’s current and future needs. We are grateful to the government for delivering at speed the new UK-US trade deal which gives us the confidence to invest GBP 3.5 bn per annum to realise our strategy which is delivering the spokesperson said. (With Inputs From PTI)