The UK has been chosen as the home of Tata Group’s first gigafactory outside India, in a move set to create thousands of jobs and bring a huge boost to the UK’s automotive sector.
Tata Group confirmed the UK had secured one of the largest ever investments in the UK auto industry. The gigafactory will secure UK-produced batteries for another Tata Sons investment, Jaguar Land Rover, as well as other manufacturers in the UK and Europe.
The new gigafactory, at 40GWh, will be one of the largest in Europe. It will create up to 4,000 highly skilled jobs, as well as thousands of further jobs in the wider supply chain for battery materials and critical raw minerals, helping grow the economy and take forward the UK’s commitment to net zero.
Hyndburn and Haslingden MP has welcomed this news, especially as many companies in the supply chain are based in east Lancashire. Ms Britcliffe also secured a meeting with Minister of State at the Department for Business and Trade, Nusrat Ghani MP, to discuss supply chain opportunities in Hyndburn and Haslingden.
