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‘Mission critical’ plans submitted for new Coventry electric car battery plant Coventry’s proposed gigafactory (Coventry City Council/PA) “Mission critical” plans are being submitted for a Coventry electric car battery plant that could create up to 6,000 new jobs. Planning permission to build the 5.7 million square feet gigafactory will boost ambitions to keep automotive production at the heart of the West Midlands region, according to the joint venture behind the move. Proposals for the site, which could create up to 6,000 jobs directly, and tens of thousands more in the supply cha...

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The plant could be operational by 2025, if private investment and government funding can be secured.

Project could attract £2bn in investment and create thousands of jobs

The plans are part of a bid by Coventry City Council and Coventry Airport to keep automotive production at the heart of the West Midlands' region, which could in turn create 4000 new jobs.