Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East; Northumberland and Tyne and Wear; Northumberland
Location of affected unit(s)
Cramlington
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 February 2009
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Liberty Electric Cars, a manufacturer of electric powered vehicles, is to create 250 jobs in Northumberland. The jobs will be created in Cramlington as the firm opens a new plant to deal with increased levels of demand. As of 1 March 2009 no announcement has been made as to when the site will open.


Sources

  • 27 February 2009: BBC News ()

Citation

Eurofound (2009), Liberty Electric Cars, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 68398, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/68398.