UK 바카라 사이트 welcomes INEOS Automotive investment to Bridgend site
Announcement to create up to 500 jobs is a 바카라 사이트˜clear demonstration바카라 사이트™ of confidence in UK economy
The UK 바카라 사이트 has welcomed news that INEOS Automotive will assemble up to 25,000 of its new Grenadier SUV vehicles per year at the Brocastle site in Bridgend.
The investment is initially expected to create around 200 jobs, rising to around 500 in the long term as part of INEOS바카라 사이트™ £600 million drive to create its latest 4x4 model.
INEOS received UK 바카라 사이트 funding as part of . The UK 바카라 사이트 is also working with the automotive giant to provide further support towards the outcomes of that work.
Bridgend is already the focus of a joint taskforce established by the UK 바카라 사이트 and Welsh 바카라 사이트 to support the workers affected by the proposed closure of the Ford plant, along with developing the long term potential of the site and securing a resilient future for the supply chains involved.
Secretary of State for Wales Alun Cairns said:
INEOS바카라 사이트™ investment will provide a welcome boost to our automotive sector and to this part of Wales, creating important jobs which will contribute to a strengthened economy. It is also a clear demonstration of confidence in the UK economy.
We바카라 사이트™ve been working closely with the company to bring this investment to Wales and are supporting the industry via our Industrial Strategy and Automotive Sector Deal, setting out our vision of how government and industry can work together to solve some of the greatest challenges affecting this sector.
There have been some significant automotive investments to Wales over the last few years, including at Aston Martin in St Athan and together with the Welsh 바카라 사이트 we will continue to provide incentives for firms like INEOS to make Wales their home.
Business Secretary Andrea Leadsom said:
INEOS바카라 사이트™s investment in Bridgend is a vote of confidence in the area바카라 사이트™s highly skilled and talented workforce, and in the strength of our automotive industry.
It is also further evidence that the UK is the best place to develop the latest automotive technologies. That is why the UK 바카라 사이트 is investing nearly £1.5billion through our modern Industrial Strategy to ensure our world-leading status is maintained.
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UK 바카라 사이트 support for the automotive sector
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The UK 바카라 사이트 continues to invest in future car manufacturing, batteries and electrification infrastructure, through the £274 million Faraday battery challenge 바카라 사이트“ to design the next generation of batteries 바카라 사이트“ including £80 million to establish a new UK Battery Industrialisation Centre.
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£80m million funding was announced in the Budget on 29 October 2018 for supporting innovation in electric motor technology. Further details of Driving the Electric Revolution, which will support innovation in power electronics, motors and drives in next-generation electric cars and planes, were announced on 22 July.
IDP 15: the road to zero emission vehicles funding competition:
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The Office for Low Emission Vehicles (OLEV) is working with Innovate UK, as part of UK Research and Innovation, to invest up to £4 million
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This is to enable industry-led research into on-vehicle technologies that accelerate the transition to zero emission vehicles in the UK and globally. This is part of the 15th competition in the Integrated Delivery Programme (IDP) series.
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A separate £2 million is available for and a further £16 million to support proportionality smaller .