In our last Roverlog, we told you about Jaguar Land Rover CEO Ralf Speth’s pitch to regional officials to improve infrastructure in the areas surrounding JLR’s Solihull and Coventry manufacturing sites.
Now, Coventry City Council has now stated that it supports the plan.
The improvements would help to support JLR’s desire to put the UK “at the forefront” of Electric Vehicle technology.
Coventry City Councilor Jim O'Boyle said it was important the government "stepped up to the plate".
"We want to be at the forefront of this new technology, we don't want it to go abroad," he said.
JLR's proposal comes on the heels of a similar announcement from Nissan to increase production in the UK, and subsequent assurances of government investment and support for research and development.
All of this ties into a larger strategy by the UK government to make Britain a world-leader in electric vehicles. Greg Clark, the UK’s business secretary, has said that the automotive sector, particularly electric vehicles, driverless cars and battery storage, will be a “emblematic area of focus” in the post-Brexit economy.
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