Last month it also emerged that JLR is considering building cars in Saudi Arabia.
Car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has announced it is recruiting more than 150 apprentices.
There was a chance that JLR could have taken their business overseas, to India for example.
He has often confounded his critics, however, and JLR's sales have overtaken his own estimates.
Mr Tata's foreign shopping has drawn some scepticism, especially over the purchase of the then lossmaking JLR.
Carmaker Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) has said its success in China will not mean more production moves overseas.
Tata has done very well on JLR but most analysts reckon it overpaid on its larger deal for Corus.
Kirsty Scott, head of organisation performance at JLR, said it was "another significant intake of new apprentices in 2013".
Why JLR chose Wolverhampton over Wales, what the full financial package they were offered might be, we don't know.
The firm sold 71, 940 vehicles in China last year, meaning it has now overtaken the UK to become JLR's biggest market.
Mr Thurlby added that in addition, "JLR's supply chain is also set to benefit, with thousands more jobs expected to be created".
On August 10th Tata Motors reported a forecast-beating first-quarter profit, which it said had been driven by demand for JLR's luxury models.
The widespread suspicion that Tata had overpaid for Corus and JLR seemed to be confirmed when the world's stockmarkets tumbled in 2007-08.
The Automotive Supply Park will house a number of factories producing parts for local car manufacturers, including Vauxhall and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR).
Apprentices will be based at all JLR sites in the West Midlands, including its new engine facility being built on the Staffordshire-Wolverhampton border.
"JLR's investment will generate quality jobs in the West Midlands and is a much-needed shot in the arm for Britain's struggling manufacturing sector, " he said.
Lord Mandelson may have shown his concern for the motor industry, but those in the sector fear that his modest help will arrive too late to save any but JLR.
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The same may well be true for Jaguar Land Rover (JLR), the UK-based Tata Motors subsidiary that hopes to boost the profits it makes from both Range Rover and Land Rover vehicles.
JLR's need for three factories is questionable.
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It's still not clear how much JLR's decision hinged on the benefits from being in an EZ but it's grist to the mill of those who've been calling for them to be implemented here as soon as possible.
The Tory MP Alun Cairns had suggested to the company that they could locate within a Convergence area in Wales (the Felindre site north of Swansea, for example) which would have have delivered a greater financial boost on JLR's investment through Regional Selective Assistance.
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