North San Jose is staking its claim as the next Motown.
LeEco moved in earlier this year, Apple is rumored to be building a car-oriented facility there, and today, NextEV opened up shop.
NextEV is a China-based company working on electric cars. Not only is it generating new jobs in North San Jose — 250 so far, close to 1,000 planned over the next several years — but also its leadership is generating a buzz.
Topping the team is CEO Padmasree Warrior. A longtime Cisco executive, Warrior says she was inspired to join the team because of Bay Area traffic.
"I think any major industry — and maybe I’m biased — starts in Silicon Valley," she said.
To that, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo added: "This is the place to be, right?"
No cars to show yet, but an ambitious plan to take on the likes of LeEco and Tesla.
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"You’ll see us testing our cars in the streets” soon enough," Warrior promised
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