Jaguar Land Rover gets ready for rough road ahead, to cut 1,000 jobs

Sales of diesel cars have hit a road bump in many European countries as regulators and politicians crack down on the segment with plans for bans, levies and additional taxes in many cities

The road ahead for Jaguar Land Rover Automotive, the UK subsidiary of Tata Motors, looks uncertain and tougher, as regulatory changes and macro-economic headwinds in Europe, one of the company’s biggest markets, take toll on its volumes.

Analysts expect margins at the firm to remain under pressure as discounts climb and high taxation on diesel cars weigh on volumes at least for another year till clarity on Britain's exit from Europe emerge, and model launches start paying off.

The impact of macro-economic uncertainties  in the UK have been a lot more pronounced for JLR compared to its German rivals Mercedes