Tata Motors threaten to scrap Vista electric launch in UK

20 Jul 2009 Evaluate

Tata Motors has threatened to scrap its plan to launch Vista electric cars in the UK if it does not receive a 10 million pounds loan from the British government soon, The Observer reported on Sunday. The company has taken this step after it was told by officials from (Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills) Lord Peter Mandelson's business department that UK Government needed more time to find out if the venture will be considered for the loan, taking the total wait to six months.

In April, Tata Motors registered its expression of interest to apply for the 10 million pounds loan to help launch the Vista electric vehicle, which was unveiled at the Geneva Motors Show this year, and build an assembly line for it in the UK. No money has been released by the government from its 2.3 billion pounds package, which it unveiled in January. The package is made up of loan guarantees and loans for car makers wanting to invest in fuel efficient technologies. Nissan was granted 400 million Euros loan by the European in April and the government is understood to be close to agreeing to underwrite it.

Tata Motors' Norwegian subsidiary, Miljo, has already been awarded a 6-million pounds loan and a 1-million pounds grant from the Norwegian government for electric cars. Tata Motors remain in deadlock in talks with the department over securing support for luxury cars Jaguar Land Rover.crackcrack

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