{
  "id": 1022266,
  "title": "UK’s biggest EV battery gigafactory shelves expansion as Jaguar Land Rover talks stall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/15/uks-biggest-ev-battery-gigafactory-shelves-expansion-as-jaguar-land",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-15T11:00:54.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Business",
    "slug": "guardian-business",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/15/uk-ev-battery-gigafactory-aesc-jaguar-land-rover-nissan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese-owned AESC has pushed back plans in sign of slowing transition from petrol and diesel to electric cars Andy Burnham moves to cut new EV sales targets The UK’s biggest gigafactory has shelved plans to expand production in Sunderland because of stalled talks on a deal to supply electric car batteries to Jaguar Land Rover. Chinese-owned AESC produces batteries for Nissan at its gigafactory…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}