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• The Company is pleased to announce the appointments of Brigadier General Anthony J. Tata (US Army, Retired) and Robert Harcourt to its Board.
• His distinguished military career includes commands in the 82nd Airborne and 101st Airborne Divisions and the 10th Mountain Division, as well as many overseas operations.
• He was also a distinguished national security fellow at Harvard University’s JFK School of Government and is a successful author.
• Mr. Harcourt echoed Brigadier General Tata, saying, “CODA’s technology is truly impressive, and its management impresses with its vision and determination.

• "Since the founding of our group, we have upheld the commitment of giving back to the community," said Michael McCabe, Resident Director, Tata Sons North America.
• Our longstanding partnership with First Book, supported by numerous Tata volunteers, continues to have a positive impact on educators and students across North America."
• Tata Sons North America and First Book have been able to impact hundreds of thousands of educators, kids, and communities across the U.S. and Canada.
• Through this dynamic partnership, Tata Sons North America engages Tata employees in volunteerism to activate community events, reading celebrations, and even provide in-kind support and services to advance the First Book mission.

• BANGALORE, India, May 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Tata Elxsi, a global design company that blends technology, creativity, and engineering, has been honoured with three awards (1 Gold and 2 Bronze) at the recently concluded Exchange4Media India Design Excellence Awards.
• India Design Excellence Awards is a platform to reward the best in the Design and Creative space across industries whose designs have improved daily living with their practical and ingenious creations.
• In the Best Design for Automotive and Transport category, Tata Elxsi received the Gold Award for its work for Tata Motors NEXON EV in Human Machine Interface (HMI) Design.
• Utkarsh Biradar – Chief Designer, Industrial Design and Visualisation, Tata Elxsi, said, "The three accolades are a testament to Tata Elxsi's expertise in Experience Design.

• Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is expected to build a multi-billion-pound electric vehicle (EV) battery plant in the UK rather than Spain – welcome news for British car makers.
• After decades of decline, this could help turn Britain into a base for battery production, saving its ailing auto sector.
• This dictates the duty levied on a product based on where it was made, which could add tariffs on UK cars with Asia-made batteries.
• It’s unlikely that one new battery plant alone will save the UK auto industry, but it’s certainly a step in the right direction.
• But it’s become harder to make the business case for UK auto manufacturing as the realities of Brexit have set in.

British-made batteries

• The shift from petrol and diesel engines to batteries is possibly one of the biggest opportunities for the UK to protect what’s left of its auto industry.
• The batteries used to power EVs are large, expensive and difficult to transport because regulators often class them as hazardous materials making transportation subject to strict regulations.
• It currently only has the capacity to make enough batteries for 40,000 cars a year.

The road ahead

• But it seems the UK government hopes to catch up, with the help of the largest “British” car manufacturer JLR (actually owned by Indian group Tata).
• This is why JLR’s plan to build the largest battery plant in the UK is very welcome news for UK auto manufacturing.
• This could build on the blueprint British car manufacturing already designed with Japanese automakers in the 1980s.