Swedish electric car Uniti names Landskrona as European Production Location

Sweden - Uniti begins to manufacture their light electric cars in Landskrona, Sweden, and launches their new electric vehicle in the manufacturing facility on December 7, 2017. Uniti to begin transitioning operations to Landskrona on November 1, 2017 with transition finalised by March 2018.

After two years of deliberation, Uniti has named Landskrona as their production location. The company will launch their new electric car in the facility on 7th December for an audience of several thousand people. They include current investors (of which there are now over 1000), car buyers (of which there are now 915 reservations), and company partners and supporters. The event will include an exhibition from many of their key partners, including Siemens and KUKA Robotics.

Uniti will begin transitioning their operations to Landskrona as of 1st November 2017. In their first year in the new facility, the company will expand their evaluation prototyping process and production planning in parallel. During this time, renovations will be conducted in the existing building at Ljuspunkten close to Landskrona city. The decision of where to place their European production hub included global industry leaders, politicians, supply chain partners and other stakeholders. Initially, Uniti will repurpose the previous light industry location that is positioned centrally between ample logistics and storage locations, is close to town, and is a short commute from major cities such as Malmö, Lund and Copenhagen.

“Landskrona, part of Greater Copenhagen, is an ideal hub for manufacturing and assembling our products. It is clear that the city has strong ambitions to become a new technology centre in the region, and they certainly have the resources to achieve this. This was a lengthy decision process, but in the end it was clear this was a ‘no-brainer’” - Lewis Horne, Uniti CEO.

Landskrona has a long history of advancing the transition to clean energy and mobility. It is a well-established shipping and logistics hub, with almost 100% high-speed internet coverage, will deliver clean energy to the facility, and there is strong public, private and commercial support for the establishment of the facility. The net result is a low carbon impact, highly effective production location.

For more information about Landskrona, please contact:

Michael Herbing, Etableringsansvarig Landskrona, Phone: +46 706 732 040. Web: www.landskrona.se