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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

UK battles to keep Jaguar Land Rover’s planned EV production

The Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood
The Jaguar Land Rover plant at Halewood, Merseyside. Although JLR hopes to keep car production in the UK, it is by no means assured. Photograph: Bloomberg/Getty Images

Britain is locked in a battle to hold on to production of Jaguar Land Rover’s future range of electric vehicles as concerns grow that the UK is falling behind in the race to build vital large-scale battery factories.

The company, which is owned by the Indian conglomerate Tata, said it continued to “explore all options” for battery supply amid reports it could build electric cars in eastern Europe.

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