Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will invest 65 million pounds (USD 80.71 million) to expand its luxury paint services in the UK and Slovakia to meet increased demand for personalised cars from high-end clients, it said on Monday.
The luxury car maker joins rival Rolls-Royce Motor Carsa unit of BMW, in trying to cash in on the trend.
JLR will more than double the capacity of its SV Bespoke Paint matching serviceallowing Range Rover SV clients to paint their cars in any colour, including those matching their private jets or yachts.
The company will open new paint facilities in Castle BromwichWest Midlands and Nitra, Slovakia.
Rolls-Royce said earlier this month it will invest 300 million pounds to focus more on bespoke carsfeaturing anything from gold sculptures to mother-of-pearl artwork.