Vehicle production at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood car production line could be halted after more than 150 workers voted to strike over job and pay cuts, Unite the Union has claimed.

The staff, who produce dashboards for the British OEM and are employed by US-owned International Automotive Components, voted 100% in-favour of strike action following threats to axe 89 jobs and reduce wages by 19%, the union said.

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said IAC’s plans were “opportunistic” and a “money grab” by IAC, which she described as a business whose finances are “more than healthy”.

IAC recorded global revenues of £2.4 billion in 2021, including £221 million from the UK.

Graham said: “It is clear these plans are an unnecessary money-grab against staff, put forward because they mistakenly think the workforce is vulnerable.”