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Tanfield Group PLC
27 March 2009
 



Tanfield Group plc ("Tanfield" or "the Company")

 

27 March 2009

 

Re US Joint Venture partner announcement

 

Tanfield announces that its Joint Venture partner, Smith Electric Vehicles U.S. Corporation (SEV U.S. Corp), is today announcing plans to locate its new assembly plant for the manufacture of all-electric zero emission vehicles in Kansas CityUS.   Production of the first vehicles is scheduled to begin in quarter 3, 2009.  

The decision to locate the plant in Kansas City would represent an initial investment of $10 million by SEV U.S. Corp.  In addition SEV U.S. Corp expects to receive close to $3 million in job training funds and other incentives from the state of Missouri and Kansas City.

Tanfield Group plc announced on 6 February 2009 that it had signed Heads of Terms with SEV U.S. Corp to licence Intellectual Property Rights, brand and all existing sales and sales enquiries in North America, in exchange for a 49% equity stake in SEV US Corp and per-vehicle royalties."

 

The Tanfield Group Plc 
+44 (0)845 1557 755
Darren Kell, CEO
 
Charles Brooks, FD
 
 
 
Arbuthnot Securities
+44(0)20 7012 2000
Nomad and Broker
 
James Steel/ Katie Shelton 
 

 

 



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