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UK automaking at risk as Jaguar Land Rover looks elsewhere for batteries

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By:
Bloomberg
May 27, 2022 07:27 AM

Almost a decade after playing home to Europe's first mass-produced electric car, the UK is at risk of becoming a footnote in the global auto industry's shift to battery-powered vehicles.
 
The UK lacks the battery cell and packaging factories automakers will need to support their transition away from the internal combustion engine.

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