Jaguar Land Rover boss announces plan to step down

After more than three decades with the company, Adrian Mardell is retiring

The chief executive of Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is to step down after three years in the role.

Adrian Mardell, 64, has announced plans to retire from the firm for which he has worked for 35 years.

In a statement, the firm said: "His successor will be announced in due course."

During Mr Mardell's tenure as boss, a programme was announced to turn Jaguar into a luxury all-electric brand, a move that was slammed by critics, although JLR insisted his retirement had nothing to do with the outcry, and had been planned for some time.

Last month the firm announced plans to cut 500 jobs

JLR is a large employer in the UK automotive sector with more than 30,000 workers.

The firm, which is headquartered in Coventry, has sites in Solihull, Wolverhampton and Halewood on Merseyside.

Mr Mardell oversaw JLR's strongest profit levels in a decade during his term as CEO.

Last month, the company announced plans to cut up to 500 management jobs in the UK amid pressures linked to US trade tariffs.

It revealed a drop in sales in the three months to June caused partly by it pausing exports to the US because of tariffs, and also the planned wind-down of older Jaguar models.