“I started a new chapter today. I joined British Volt in the UK as operations director,” Ian Pearson said.
BritishVolt will be the first GigaFactory in the UK. The future is electric, he added.
BritishVolt will invest almost EUR3 billion in the plant in the UK and will start production once more European manufacturers have announced intention to make only electric cars.
During Pearson’s term in office, the Ford plant in Craiova began working in three shifts a day and started production of EcoSport and Puma SUVs.
BritishVolt set up its manufacturing and R&D headquarters in the UK to deliver Li-Ion batteries for electric cars. The British startup plans to open its first battery plant in the fourth quarter of 2023 and has recruited several executives from world’s automotive industry, especially from Ford Motor Company.
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)