“Sunday Times” Jaguar Land Rover is considering launching a factory in Poland – Gazeta Wyborcza

 

         
 
     

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
   
 
 
 
 

Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), which is owned by Indian carmaker Tata, plans to launch a new factory in Eastern Europe and their attention is focused on Poland – reported on Sunday the British newspaper “Sunday Times”.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                          
 

                 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

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The plant could be built in Krakow; investment cost is estimated at about 1.2 billion pounds (1.7 billion euros).

The management of the company JLR sondowało market, considering the offer – from Slovakia, Hungary and the Czech Republic to Turkey – to run the factory, which would produce about 200,000 cars a year – writes “Sunday Times”.

The highly placed source in the industry told the newspaper that Poland offered “huge incentive”, but with no mention details.

The decision on whether to build a factory in Poland can be expected within a few weeks, although the sources cited by the newspaper, claim that Slovakia still has little chance.

Jaguar produced in the last year about 450 thousand cars, but plans to expand production to one million. Due to the increase in production capacity needs in three British factories: in Solihull, Castle Bromwich and Halewood have been used. In the last year JLR opened a factory in China, and another in Brazil is under construction. Next on the list is a factory in the US or Mexico.

Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Economy Janusz Piechocinski said in early July that Poland competes with Slovakia on a large investment in the automotive sector. According to him, it would be the largest factory in the history of Polish automotive industry and the investment value of over 7 billion zł.

Piechociński noted that in terms of investor “top shelf” and “car premium category.” Asked if he could walk on investor from India, refused to confirm this information. “Our potential partners are asking for restraint,” – he stressed.

The Deputy Prime Minister said that ultimately the investor would like to produce 350 thousand. car and start production in 2019. He added that the investor wants to start construction of the factory before the end of the third quarter of this year.

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