• JLR to build EV gigafactory in UK
    • 19/07/2023
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Jaguar Land Rover owner Tata Group has announced plans to build a £4bn EV battery production factory in Somerset. The new site will create about 4,000 direct jobs and up to 9,000 in the supply chain, with production expected to commence in 2026. The company has said the facility will initially supply batteries [...]
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  • Nissan confirms Sunderland EV expansion
    • 01/07/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan has confirmed it will develop a new electric vehicle Gigafactory in Sunderland, while also manufacturing a new all-electric model at the site. The £1bn expansion, hoped to be completed by 2024, will create 1,650 new jobs as well as nearly 5,000 supply chain jobs. The Gigafactory will be developed by [...]
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  • Nissan planning huge Sunderland investment
    • 27/05/2021
    • Posted by: Alan Feldberg
    • Category: News
    Nissan is expected to confirm that it will build a huge electric car battery plant in Sunderland, creating upwards of 7,000 jobs. The proposed factory would be built on the existing Sunderland site, producing 200,000 batteries a year. Reports suggest the plant, which would make the site Nissan’s largest [...]
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