Reports: Tata poised to pick UK for Jaguar Land Rover EV battery plant

Michael Holder
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Jaguar Land Rover owner reportedly closing in on deal with UK government to secure major package of incentives to develop factory in Somerset

Indian conglomerate Tata is reportedly poised to finalise a deal with Downing Street that could see a multi-billion-pound electric car battery plant built in Somerset, in a move that would represent a...

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