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BRATISLAVA, Nov.29 (Xinhua) -- British car maker Jaguar Land Rover announced on Tuesday it would produce its new model of Land Rover Discovery at two European plants -- in Solihull, in the West Midlands of England, and at its newest plant in Nitra, Slovakia.
The car maker also stated the new seven-seat SUV would become the main product made at the Slovak plant, which is due to launch operations in 2018.
The 300,000-square-metre plant in Nitra will require an investment of 1.17 billion euros (1.23 billion U.S. dollars), and will provide jobs to 2,800 people.
The factory's annual output capacity will be 150,000 vehicles. Labelling it as a strategic investment project, the Slovak Cabinet signed a memorandum of understanding with Jaguar Land Rover in August 2015. Later the same year, the government approved 130 million euros in investment assistance to the car company. (1 euro = 1.06 U.S. dollars) Enditem
