Last year, Jaguar Land Rover announced its plans to produce electric vehicles at the upcoming Tata Motors plant in Tamil Nadu. However, amid development, JLR has reportedly decided to drop this plan.
According to ET reports, all work on JLR EVs has been stopped for the last two months.
It is said that Jaguar Land Rover's discussions with some suppliers regarding the pricing of parts have also stopped.
Reports suggest that Jaguar Land Rover was unable to find locally sourced EV parts with the right balance of price and quality.
The declining demand for EVs has somewhere affected JLR's plans. Meanwhile, stiff competition from other EV makers and the upcoming entry of Tesla in India will only raise the bar even higher.
The shift in JLR EV production plans is expected to also affect the launch of the Tata Avinya EV, as this model will be built on the same EMA architecture as the JLR EVs. Tata has already pushed back the Avinya EV launch timeline from 2026 to 2027.