The extended shutdown period to convert the plant will happen in 2024, the source told Autocar. JLR has said cars on its EMA platform will arrive in the same year, Autocar reports.
The site will be responsible for building both plug-in hybrid and all-electric vehicles using the EMA platform. This factory currently houses 3,700 employees and will soon benefit from an enlarged body shop.
Models using the new platform will include replacements for the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport, both of which are made at the Halewood plant.
Jaguar Land Rover's goal is for electric vehicles to make up 60% of its global sales by 2030. The remaining 40% will come from mild-hybrid or standard hybrid models, and the company plans to only sell zero-emission vehicles by 2036.
