Jaguar Land Rover plans two-week closure as sales dip in China

Automotive firm Jaguar Land Rover has announced the temporary closure of its main plant in the United Kingdom, citing plummeting sales in China where global trade tensions are affecting consumer confidence, according to the carmaker.

Jaguar Land Rover, also known as JLR, will close its Solihull plant in the West Midlands for a fortnight starting on Oct 22. The automaker said the plant's 9,000 employees will continue to receive pay during the hiatus.

The company reported a 12.3 percent dip in global sales for the month of September. Much of that came from a 46 percent fall in sales in China, JLR's largest single market, accounting for around one-fourth of overall sales.