[RahulNagaraj]

According to media reports, Tata Motors will build a large electric vehicle battery plant in the UK. Officials from Tata Motors are expected to fly to the UK sometime next week to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and finalise the deal.

While details of the upcoming battery plant are under wraps, reports suggest that it could create as many as 9000 jobs in the UK. The Indian car brand was initially also considering Spain for their battery plant but finalised on Somerset in the UK as their location.



Reports state, the British government offered incentive packages worth millions of dollars to try and attract the car brand to set up the battery plant. Tata Motors is said to have been convinced with the UK because of its skilled automotive workforce and the heritage of Jaguar Land Rover, which it owns.

The UK government had previously committed 300 million GBP to the Tata Group to subsidise, upgrade and decarbonise its facility in Port Talbot, South Wales.

Source: BBC

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[wheelguy]

Tata Sons will build a 40GW battery cell gigafactory in the United Kingdom (UK). The investment, of over £4 billion, will deliver electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions for customers in UK and Europe. JLR and Tata Motors will be anchor customers, with supplies commencing from 2026

Tata Sons today announced plans to establish a global battery cell gigafactory in the UK with a capacity to produce 40GW of cells annually.

This investment of over £4 billion is an integral part of the Tata group’s commitment to electric mobility and renewable energy storage solutions and establishes a competitive green tech ecosystem in the UK at scale.

N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons, said: “The Tata group is deeply committed to a sustainable future across all of our business. Today, I am delighted to announce the Tata group will be setting up one of Europe's largest battery cell manufacturing facilities in the UK. Our multi-billion pound investment will bring state-of-the-art technology to the country, helping to power the automotive sector’s transition to electric mobility, anchored by our own business, Jaguar Land Rover. With this strategic investment, the Tata group further strengthens its commitment to the UK, alongside our many companies operating here across technology, consumer, hospitality, steel, chemicals, and automotive. I also want to thank His Majesty's Government, which has worked so closely with us to enable this investment."

Commenting about the announcement of the UK gigafactory, UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, said: “Tata group’s decision to build their new gigafactory here in the UK – their first outside of India – is a huge vote of confidence in Britain. This will be one of the largest ever investments in the UK automotive sector. It will not only create thousands of skilled jobs for Britons around the country, but it will also strengthen our lead in the global transition to electric vehicles, helping to grow our economy in clean industries of the future.”

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[NICHE]

Why do they set up the plant in UK when they can easily set up one in India at much lower cost

[ashutoshb]

Tata Motors' global plans for their EVs in the global market will be clearer in the next one year.

More synergy with JLR expected.

Source: https://www.mobilityoutlook.com/feat...electric-cars/

I am only assuming that the their upcoming battery plant in England will also provide batteries to Tata Motors EVs in Europe.