The United Kingdom wins the race for the Tata battery factory that Zoera has been betting on

The United Kingdom was the winner in the race to host the huge Tata Motors battery plant in Europe, which the city of Zuera in Zaragoza also aspires to. The Indian group announced, as the British press advanced on Tuesday, that it would build this plant in SomersetWith an investment of $4,000 million and by Jaguar Land Rover, a subsidiary of a multinational company.

This decision comes only four days later Economy Minister Nadia Calvino confirmed from Zaragoza that Aragon reserves all options to host this giant plantLeave the deadlines for site confirmation to the Indian company. “What I can guarantee you is that the government of Spain was on the side of Aragon as a candidate who had all the merits to be the seat of the new plant,” he told media from Mobility City, adding that even he had been in talks with the group’s chairman to put Zoeira as a possible option.

The community aspired to absorb this mega-factory into Luis Zubieta de Zuera’s new industrial logistics platform, after Volkswagen left for Sagunto, but it was unable to realize this project either. From the CEO of Javier Lambán, it has always been emphasized that the work has been done in different business areasconvinced that the economy of Aragon will have a battery factory in the coming years.

on the same visit, Calvinho announced that in the “coming weeks” the second call for Berti for the electric car will be launched, which will focus primarily on attracting battery plants, with a value of 850 million euros.. In any case, the Vice President of Economic Affairs opened the door to other companies’ projects, such as Stellantis, stressing that dialogues with large complexes are “continuing”.

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According to information in the British media, Tata has demanded more than £500m from Downing Street to build a giga battery plant there for its Jaguar Land Rover vehicles.. In this regard, Tata’s statement includes statements made by him British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak called the Indian group’s decision a “major vote of confidence” for Britain. This will be one of the largest investments in the UK’s automotive sector. Not only will it create thousands of skilled jobs for Britons across the country, but it will also strengthen our leadership in the global transition to electric vehicles, helping to grow our economy in the clean industries of the future. “

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