Astemo to invest £100m in Greater Manchester EV components facility

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The facility is set to produce inverters for the next generation of electric vehicles (EVs), creating more than 200 jobs in the process

Astemo is to invest £100m in upgrading its Bolton facility to support the "next generation" of powertrains for electric vehicles (EV), the car components manufacturer announced today. The Japanese company...

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