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º£½ÇÊÓƵ car maker Jaguar Land Rover has announced plans to create 300 jobs at three of its sites in the West Midlands.

The technician and test engineer roles will be based at the company's factories in Solihull, Gaydon and Whitley and will support the growth of Range Rover production and development of its next electric models.

Of the 300 roles, the manufacturer is recruiting around 100 maintenance technicians for its Solihull plant to operate and maintain highly automated, precision production facilities in a new £130 million body shop.

This new facility will support an intended increase in Range Rover and Range Rover Sport production by 30 per cent.

Alongside this, technicians will also be trained to work on a new £70 million body production system to support the manufacture of the new electric Range Rover at Solihull.

JLR is also recruiting around 200 technicians and test engineers to be based at its Gaydon engineering centre and Whitley powertrain facility where they will support testing and development of its next generation of electric vehicles.

All the new staff will be upskilled with electrification training to ensure they are equipped with the skills for the production and maintenance of electric vehicles.