WOLVERHAMPTON, UK—Just a few months ago it was a cavernous, empty shell. Today it is a hive of activity, filled with the latest high-tech robots, manufacturing equipment and a team of enthusiastic engineers. Her Majesty the Queen has cut the ribbon on Jaguar Land Rover’s cutting-edge new engine assembly plant here.
LONDON—Jaguar Land Rover is thinking about setting up a factory in the United States, a first for a British carmaker. The luxury carmaker is reportedly talking to several southern states, including South Carolina, about building a plant in the United States.