Automaker Jaguar Land Rover started up its first automotive plant in the state of Rio de Janeiro, the company announced this week, adding the £240 million facility was launched along with an education business partnership center.
The plant opening is the company’s first production center in Latin America, and also represents the first time a UK automotive group has started up a manufacturing facility in the region.
The plant is located in the city of Itatiaia, marking a “further phase in its global expansion strategy following the opening of its Chinese joint venture factory in 2014.”
The automaker explained the new facility will build both the Range Rover Evoque and Land Rover Discovery Sport models for the Brazilian customers. Sales to dealers across the country are expected to begin in June, the company said.