Battery factory due to supply Jaguar Land Rover to get £380m UK grant

Government investment in Tata-owned Agratas plant expected to boost economic growth and secure jobs

The Somerset battery factory due to supply Jaguar Land Rover is to receive £380m in UK government funding as it pushes ahead with construction despite delays.

JLR, Britain’s largest automotive employer, is due to receive batteries from the site to make electric versions of its Range Rover and Jaguar models. The Indian conglomerate Tata owns JLR and the electric vehicle (EV) battery factory under its Agratas subsidiary.