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MoCo begins building in Gaduridos
Plant aims to expand Kalistani Markets and Supplies
Playa del Oriente, Cuernatecas, Gaduridos
March 4, 5541


MoCo's Gaduridos Plant to produce automobiles for international market

The expansion of Kalistani businesses into Gaduridos continues as Kalistani automakers MoCo have concluded arrangements to build a new automobile plant in the city of Oriente in Cuernatecas, near the Trans Seleyan rail line. The plant, which will cost ₭32.5 million to build, will focus primarily on producing electric vehicles for the international market to complement MoCo's domestic sales from cars built in Kalistan.

"MoCo's manufacturing facility in Gaduridos will produce cars that meet international specs primarily," said MoCo Gaduridos' Plant Director Guillermo Olivio. "The benefit to MoCo opening a plant here is that it will mean jobs and new markets for Gaduri raw materials. MoCo is the first company to pay attention to the potential in this nation in a long time. This represents a significant investment in Gaduridos that will have many follow-on benefits for the Gaduri economy for decades to come."

In addition to fabrication and assembly of electric cars and trucks in Gaduridos, MoCo is making additional investment to upgrading infrastructure in the Province to get better access to raw materials from Gaduri sources. "We want to use local resources as often as possible," said Olivio. "Gaduridos has a sadly underutilized industrial supply system which we can leverage to our benefit. We should also note that we have some interest in Kalistan to work with Gaduri financiers to build a new steel manufacturing plant, to turn their iron into a profitable national industry--Currently it appears that they import most of their steel, largely from Kerisian sources."

Kalistan has invested so much money in Gaduridos in the last couple decades that economic fortunes in the tropical nation have remained fairly steady, despite lack of a strong central government. "Duke Victor Ananto-Martin, and now his son, Mark Ananto-Orleans, who is starting to step into the role of head of many of his father's vetures, have taken such a strong interest in Gaduridos and are on such good terms with many of the regional political leaders that you might be excused if you confused him for a Gaduri Nationalist," said Gaduri Affairs Scholar Beatrice Collins, in Yoshimi. "He has used considerable sums from the Ananto fortune, all with his Emperor's blessings, of course, to not only ensure that Gaduridos remains prosperous, but also that it remains oriented toward Kalistan. And the primary beneficiaries are the Gaduri People, who are ensured jobs, marketable skills, and good working conditions all things considered. As he frequently says, 'Que es buena para Gadurida, es beuno para mi.' Kalistani investors and the Kalistani Government supports the Duke of Suldanor in his efforts because it gives then a strong position in the Country, and ensures that Kalistani influence will be felt strongest in the Country."

"The Duke is also paying close attention to what is happening in Baltusia," said Collins. "We cannot guess his position on it, but if he is like anyone in his family, he views that affair with suspicion, and the building of this MoCo plant is likely viewed as a move to tie Gaduridos closer to the Empire, should the contagion of rebellion appear to spread south, rather than being contained specifically in Baltusia. Other moves they are making, to increase Kalistani direct investment in Gaduridos, will follow the same rationale."

The MoCo Plant is expected to begin operation in July of 5543, at which point it will employ more than 4500 employees, and will serve as a major weapon against unemployment both in Gaduridos and in the region. Additional infrastructure may be needed to get the plant operating at maximum efficiency, and Duke Victor Ananto is already working with Kalistani and Gaduri consultants to begin assessing the needs of the mainland regions of the country.