Jaguar Land Rover has entered the Times Top 100 Graduate Employers - the list of Britain’s best after graduate employers in 2010.

Jaguar Land Rover ranks as the highest performing automotive manufacturer in the index at 87th position, which was compiled from research of over 16,000 graduates who left university this summer and were asked "Which employer do you think offers the best opportunities for graduates?"

This is the first time Jaguar Land Rover has entered the list.

Des Thurlby, Jaguar Land Rover HR director, said: "This is a real achievement for the organisation and underlines all of the co-ordinated efforts that we have made in recent years to establish Jaguar Land Rover as a serious destination for graduates wishing to forge a career with an innovative, highly regarded organisation."

Last week more than 100 graduates joined Jaguar Land Rover in a variety of roles across the business bringing the total number recruited in the past three years to over 320. The company plans to further increase this number with the recruitment of a further 130 graduates in 2011.