UK-based Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) luxury carmaker on Wednesday announced a major investment plan of GBP 15 billion over five years, backed up by a Gigafactory planned by Indian parent company Tata Group in Europe.
JLR Chief Executive Adrian Mardell confirmed plans for the company's plant in Halewood, north-west England, to become an all-electric production facility as he reaffirmed the firm's commitment to the Reimagine strategy, which will reposition the luxury car manufacturer as an electric-first company by 2030.
He also revealed that JLR would be the anchor customer of the Tata Group's proposed Gigafactory, an announcement related to which he said is hopefully imminent.
JLR will not be building a Gigafactory; that is not within our plans. Tata will be building a Gigafactory. We are clear it's going to be in Europe. A final destination hasn't yet been chosen," Mardell told reporters at a media event in Gaydon, the company's base in the West Midlands region of England.
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