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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Daniel

JLR and General Motors eye £900m contract to build new range of military trucks

Big green Chevrolet
The GM consortium’s proposal includes the Chevrolet Silverado. Photograph: Chamois

Jaguar Land Rover and General Motors are considering an expansion into UK defence via a £900m military contract, as carmakers seek to exploit a spending boom by Nato countries racing to rearm.

The manufacturers are among a group of automotive firms vying to make thousands of 4x4s for the armed forces to replace an ageing fleet of Land Rovers that have been out of production since 2016.

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