Currently reading: LEVC cuts 180 jobs at Coventry factory amid taxi market headwinds

Firm has throttled back production of the TX black cab in response to declining demand

LEVC, maker of the London black cab, will cut 180 jobs at its factory in Coventry as part of a drive to reduce costs in the face of "increasingly difficult automotive market conditions".

Owned by Chinese company Geely, LEVC has been building the TX range-extender taxi at the Ansty factory since 2018 for global markets, with around 9000 produced for London alone - around 60% of the city's taxi fleet, the company says.

But the company says it will throttle back production in response to market headwinds and will trim its UK workforce accordingly. The

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