Car brands in loan talks
Luxury car brands Jaguar Land Rover, which have a plant at Halewood on Merseyside, are reportedly in talks with the Government over a £1bn loan.
The reports come just months after the firms were bought by Indian firm Tata, from Ford for £1.7bn.
It is thought Jaguar Land Rover, which employs 15,000 workers in the UK, has been hit by the economic downturn.