Car industry 'not losing out to north of England'

Wales is not losing out to the north England for investment in electric vehicle batteries and the car industry, the economy minister has said. superwallet

About 11,000 people work making car components in Wales, but about 4,000 jobs have been lost since 2019.

Recent investment in the UK has been announced by Nissan in Sunderland and Vauxhall's owner in Cheshire.

Economy Minister Vaughan Gething described the industry in Wales as "going through a transitionary phase".

He said "that of course is an advantage for us as well as a risk" but denied Wales was losing possible investment to the north of England.

"On inward investment we have done relatively well in the last year or so," he said.

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