The number of cars built by West Midlands-based Land Rover increased 33 per cent last year, new figures reveal.

The number of towering new gantries to be built as part of a £126.4 million project to open up a section of hard shoulder on the M6 has been reduced to avoid disruption to nearby residents.

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Chaos hit the M6 today with motorists facing hour-long delays in six-mile tailbacks following a crash.

Drivers face nightmare rush-hour journeys after a series of crashes on West Midlands motorways and roads, which left one man dead and two fighting for their lives.

A public exhibition has been launched detailing plans to open up more of the hard shoulder on the M6 in a scheme that could cost up to £211 million.

The opening of the hard shoulder to traffic on the M6 is to be extended along a further nine-mile stretch in a scheme that could cost up to £211 million, the Express & Star can reveal.

Jaguar Land Rover was today aiming to break records by getting its annual sales figures up to 300,000 cars within the next few years.

Profits at Jaguar Land Rover have accelerated by nearly 500 per cent in the past year, as demand soars around the world for its latest luxury cars.

Two women have died and a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured in a series of crashes on the region’s roads.