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Manufacturing has returned to the heart of northern Adelaide with the German battery giant Sonnen who opened his new factory in the former Holden factory.
The first batteries began to be badembled on the site, more than 12 months after the end of the car production.
Sonnen says he's already employed 50 full-time workers in Adelaide, but that number is expected to reach more than 400 by the end of next year.
Prime Minister Steven Marshall said that it offered new opportunities to those who remained unemployed after the closure of Holden.
"This will create hundreds of new jobs – 430 jobs will be created here in South Australia for manufacturing and installation," he said.
"Many of Sonnen's employees already come from the original GM company, also present on this site.
"In fact, 14 GM employees have been re-employed in Sonnen's operations here in Elizabeth."
In the coming weeks, additional machines and parts will arrive at the Elizabeth plant to build 50,000 energy storage systems over five years, including those used as part of the program. domestic batteries of the state, endowed with 100 million dollars.
"This is more or less the capacity of our German factory and twice as much as what we currently produce at our plant in Atlanta, Georgia," said Christoph Ostermann, CEO of Sonnen.
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