Europe has about thirty projects of giga-factories of batteries, against only one site existing at this stage across the Channel. Tata boss expected to meet Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to negotiate the conditions for setting up a gigafactory of electric batteries in the United Kingdom.
If confirmed, this decision would offer a respite to the entire automotive sector of the country, whose future is threatened by Brexit. 10 days ago, the Franco-Italian-American giant Stellantis sounded the alarm about the possible closure of his Vauxhall-branded electric pickup truck plant in Ellesmere Port.