Jaguar Land Rover is offering a ‘substantial reward’ to catch the gang behind the theft of three million pounds worth of engines from its Solihull plant.
It’s thought a stolen HGV was hooked up to a trailer containing the car engines before driving off.
A Jaguar Land Rover spokesman said: “We can confirm that we are working closely with West Midlands Police to investigate the theft of engines from the Solihull manufacturing plant.
“A reward is on offer to anyone who has information which leads to the successful recovery of these engines.
“It would be inappropriate for us to make any further comment whilst this investigation is ongoing.”
The stolen lorry is thought to have unloaded in the Coventry area.
West Midlands Police said in a statement: “Police are appealing for any information in relation to a large-scale theft of Jaguar Land Rover engines in Coventry.
“It is believed the engines were stolen from the Damson Lane site in Tile Hill sometime between late night Tuesday 31 January and the early hours of Wednesday 1 February.
“An articulated truck is believed to have entered the site twice, each time hooking up to trailers carrying the engines and then leaving again through the gate.
“The empty stolen trailers have since been located.
“Any information on the whereabouts of the engines or those involved in the thefts should be reported to Solihull police.”
Anyone with information is urged to call police on 101.
