SAIETTA accelerates growth with a new manufacturing facility in Sunderland

SAIETTA accelerates growth with a new manufacturing facility in SunderlandSAIETTA establishes manufacturing capability more than two years ahead of scheduleFormer ZF Automotive facility to be repurposed to produce a range of Saietta products with an initial capacity of 100,000 motors per annumCompany creating new UK manufacturing jobsBrings e-AXLE production from China to North East EnglandOxfordshire, UK, 4 April 2022 – SAIETTA Group plc (Saietta), specialists in high-tech advanced e-mobility powertrains, has accelerated its growth plans by taking on a manufacturing facility in Sunderland, the former base of ZF Automotive UK Limited (ZF). This agreement will enable Saietta to meet its stated objective of establishing a UK pilot production facility significantly ahead of its 2024 target. The Sunderland plant is a specialised automotive electric motor manufacturing facility of 86,000 square feet with a distinguished history of manufacturing over 20 million electric motors for a range of automotive applications since 1999. Saietta intends to use its new facility to scale up the production of its proprietary AFT (axial-flux technology) motors for multiple applications. Saietta Electric Drive can also be found on LinkedIn, YouTube and Twitter.