According to reports, Tata is planning to open a new EV battery facility in the United Kingdom for JLR vehicles.

According to Reuters, Tata is set to announce on Wednesday that it has picked the United Kingdom as the location for its new electric vehicle EV battery facility. The decision comes after months of debate between a Somerset, England, and a Spanish location, with the chosen facility poised to offer a new line of electric Jaguar and Land Rover cars.

Tata's decision to locate an EV battery production in the United Kingdom would be a substantial boost to the country's automotive sector.

Furthermore, domestic battery manufacture will assist British automakers in complying with post-Brexit trade laws, which require companies to source more electric car components domestically in order to avoid tariffs on UK-EU commerce beginning in 2024.

According to reports, the UK government intends to award Tata with subsidies worth hundreds of millions of pounds for the battery project. While the decision to invest in battery manufacture in the UK is widely applauded, certain members of parliament, such as Darren Jones, head of the business committee, have raised concerns about the subsidy package necessary to secure the investment.

"JLR's decision to invest in battery production in the UK is extremely welcome." "However, we will want to reflect on the subsidy package that was required to secure this decision," said Darren Jones, chair of the parliament's business committee.

Tata's decision to locate its battery facility in the United Kingdom would also benefit Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's government, which has set lofty net-zero ambitions. Salamanca Group, a privately held merchant banking firm, owns the planned plant site.