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dennis.turner@wreg.com
(Robinsonville, MS 10/06/2009) Lots of local folks on that extended vacation called "unemployment" may soon have an opportunity at a good job soon.
It comes as a brand new auto manufacturer comes to America and sets its sights on building cars in Tunica County.
GreenTech Automotive moved into the fast lane Tuesday, unveiling a High efficiency gas vehicle, sedan and sports hybrids and an all electric subcompact.
The company wasted no time breaking ground for a venture they say will change the auto business around the world, and people's lives in the mid-south.
"It's an awesome feeling, it really is." said Nicole Denton, the first of some 45-hundred employees that will help build this new company's new cars in what is now a bean and cotton field off highway 61.
It comes after generations of poverty in Tunica County, which got a boost from the casinos.
But tough economic times taught folks here to work harder to bring other types of business here. "We've been working to diversify this economy for a very long time and that's dream is finally beginning to come true." said Chamber of Commerce Director Lyn Arnold.
Unlike Toyota which announced, and then broke ground on a plant it now says will lay idle, GreenTech showed off its new models and broke ground on the same day.
Landowners say this deal was Mississippi's best kept secret for a long time, until a federal lawsuit between investors made it Mississippi's worst kept secret.
But with the lawsuit settled, investors put the pedal to the metal, though for a slightly smaller-scale venture.
Within three years, Wang says this site will produce a quarter million cars a year, with about 45-hundred employees.
But What makes Charles Wang think people will be able to buy his cars? "We are building a manufacturing plant that will produce cars in three years. It will take three years at this time. We expect US auto sales will go up. We have the ambition to be a major player." he explained.
That remains to be seen, but the people here are just bursting with the promise of a sunny road ahead. "Growth, building up to be a wonderful company and providing affordable green cars for the American people," Denton beamed.
This project will proceed in phases with phase one including 15-hundred employees and 150-thousand vehicles annually.
The CEO says he'll also seek to make joint venture cars and vehicles for other companies too.
- Deal Has Taken Over One Year to Complete
- Federal Lawsuit Between Investors Leaked Secret Plan
- GreenTech plans to Build Cars Within Three Years
dennis.turner@wreg.com
(Robinsonville, MS 10/06/2009) Lots of local folks on that extended vacation called "unemployment" may soon have an opportunity at a good job soon.
It comes as a brand new auto manufacturer comes to America and sets its sights on building cars in Tunica County.
GreenTech Automotive moved into the fast lane Tuesday, unveiling a High efficiency gas vehicle, sedan and sports hybrids and an all electric subcompact.
The company wasted no time breaking ground for a venture they say will change the auto business around the world, and people's lives in the mid-south.
"It's an awesome feeling, it really is." said Nicole Denton, the first of some 45-hundred employees that will help build this new company's new cars in what is now a bean and cotton field off highway 61.
It comes after generations of poverty in Tunica County, which got a boost from the casinos.
But tough economic times taught folks here to work harder to bring other types of business here. "We've been working to diversify this economy for a very long time and that's dream is finally beginning to come true." said Chamber of Commerce Director Lyn Arnold.
Unlike Toyota which announced, and then broke ground on a plant it now says will lay idle, GreenTech showed off its new models and broke ground on the same day.
Landowners say this deal was Mississippi's best kept secret for a long time, until a federal lawsuit between investors made it Mississippi's worst kept secret.
But with the lawsuit settled, investors put the pedal to the metal, though for a slightly smaller-scale venture.
Within three years, Wang says this site will produce a quarter million cars a year, with about 45-hundred employees.
But What makes Charles Wang think people will be able to buy his cars? "We are building a manufacturing plant that will produce cars in three years. It will take three years at this time. We expect US auto sales will go up. We have the ambition to be a major player." he explained.
That remains to be seen, but the people here are just bursting with the promise of a sunny road ahead. "Growth, building up to be a wonderful company and providing affordable green cars for the American people," Denton beamed.
This project will proceed in phases with phase one including 15-hundred employees and 150-thousand vehicles annually.
The CEO says he'll also seek to make joint venture cars and vehicles for other companies too.
