Economy Journal Online: We won the Jaguar factory? For now, quietly

Monday, July 27, 2015

We won the Jaguar factory? For now, quietly – Gazeta.pl

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From April ongoing speculation about the creation of the Jaguar factory in Poland. Indian Tata, owner of the brand cars (and also include Land Rover), looking for a location for a new factory in Central and Eastern Europe.

Among the potential sites were considered in addition to Polish as the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Turkey, and recently choice only look at the Polish and Slovak.

On Sunday, “Economic Times”, citing a source close to the negotiators transaction, announced that the offer of Slovakia was too weak and the factory will almost certainly be built in Poland. Among the reasons for choosing the Polish Indian newspaper highlights a skilled workforce, low labor costs and above all the “massive subsidies” and bonuses, but does not reveal their size. It is also not clear where the factory will be built. Initially, it had to compete with 14 cities. “Economic Times” suggests that the factory would be built in Krakow, but until recently it was said that the favorite in the race for the factory was Jawor in Lower Silesia. For Jaworem speaks mostly great location. The city is located near the highway and near a large city agglomeration – Wroclaw.

The new factory is expected to produce 200 thousand. cars a year, and the total investment amounting to approx. 1.2 billion pounds. The same company does not want to comment on that information, arguing that specific decisions have yet been taken.

The information the newspaper denies the Deputy Minister of Economy Ilona Antoniszyn-Click. – At least in this case no decisions, and therefore difficult for me to refer to this publication – Wroclaw said “Election” Antoniszyn-Click. – Perhaps this is really the result of information noise in the Polish media – speculated the deputy minister.