Jaguar Land Rover’s Gigafactory Will Be in England
This page is translated from the original post "La gigafactory de Jaguar Land Rover sera en Angleterre " in French.
- 20/07/2023 15:55
Spain will not be the country that will host Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) gigafactory at the expense of Great Britain.
This Wednesday, the Tata Motors group, which owns JLR, confirmed its intention to build its lithium battery factory in Great Britain. It will be located in the town of Bridgewater, in southwestern England. A colossal cost for the company of nearly 4 billion pounds, or 4.6 billion euros. It will create 4,000 jobs, not counting additional employees, announced the Department of Business in a statement.
Competing with Spain?
According to the “Financial Times” and reported by our colleagues at Les Echos, the Indian group had the opportunity to establish itself in Spain. However, this option will not materialize. For this, Great Britain did what was necessary. The group reportedly requested an amount close to 575 million euros to set up in the country. The British government has not disclosed the amount spent to sweeten the deal for the manufacturer.
Spain, big loser of gigafactory plants?
While Spain saw Volkswagen establish its battery gigafactory earlier this year, it will not see the Tata group that owns JLR, establishing itself in Great Britain. Last June, a Spanish media outlet announced that the Iberian country was competing with France to host the second Tesla gigafactory in Europe, after Germany. We still do not know where Tesla will set up.
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