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MoCo to return to Playa del Oriente
Plant begun in 5541 sees new signs of life
Playa del Oriente, Cuernatecas
May 17, 5576


The MoCo Plant in Cuernatecas, Gaduridos, begun in 5541

The MoCo plant which was begun with investment between local Gaduri investors and money secured by House Ananto in 5541 under Emperor Fredrick I Ananto, was abruptly closed in 5548 following a sudden downturn in the nation's investment climate.  Since then, the campus has sat mostly vacant, and was overgrown with weeds and other things.  But following the Accession of Gaduridos to the Empire, there have been new signs of life at the Cuernatecas campus.  the land has been cleared and construction resumed on what is likely to be Seleya's largest electric car production facility.

"MoCo has committed to spending ₭65 Million on the Plant to get it up and running," said Kalistani Motor Company spokesman Alex Morales. "We need to improve our Corporate structure for the expansion, but the building itself needs some rehab and then we need to install machinery that we have fabricated but has just been sitting in the warehouse. This stuff is 30 years old, and has never been used, but even some of that will need to be replaced."

The goal is to have the factory in Gaduridos operating at minimum capacity by 5579. "We plan to produce cars in Playa del Oriente to expand the Kalistani Market," said Morales. "The plant which will employ more than 4500 workers will operate 24 hours a day, and it is our hope that MoCo floods the Seleyan Market as a well built, reliable electric vehicle. We do build high performance vehicles in Kalistan, but as the Gaduri plant gets up and running, Kalistan's production will switch to specialty vehicles like utility vehicle, Cargo trucks and Semi Trucks, and military vehicles, and Gaduridos will pick up the consumer production for every day and family usage."

Also, House Ananto has secured funding for an additional expansion of the Playa del Oriente airstrip, and MoCo, KalNaFerCo and AeroKal are also active partners in the expansion program. "On the Airport expansion, we will definitely need the ability to land cargo planes on the Gaduri Mainland" said Morales. "Right now, the airport is a little regional concern that flies mail and commuters to and from other Duchies around the Kingdom. But Playa del Oriente is situated both on the Trans Seleyan Rail line and the National Highway in Gaduridos, and therefore is well placed to become an air air hub as well. It is also connected to nearby ports. We have long sought to expand the air port here, and know that an international cargo and passenger Airport will dramatically improve the economic potential of the region and have significant spill over effects to surrounding communities."

The factory construction is already underway, while air port expansion, which is expected to cost more than ₭250 Million will begin in 5577. MoCo itself is also working to expand its corporate structure, to spin the Gaduri Division off from the Kalistani division, while keeping both under the same overall board of directors. Morales says the goal is to keep at least 90% of all profits earned in Gaduridos in the Gaduri Division as an effort to grow the division.