Would nissan leave sunderland. Nissans sunderlandmanufacruring is to stay open but the carmaker is instead shutting a factory in barcelona as the japanese auto firm seeks to cut 23bn in costs worldwide. Sunderland voted 61 to leave although several of the mps in the north. Nissan said it had taken the decision for business reasons but warned that brexit was having an impact saying.
The vehicle is a diesel the eu has a moritorium to ban the sale of new diesel engined family cars from the european area by 2025 or some such date. Following an initial investment of 420m the introduction of the new nissan leaf has been supported by a further 36m investment in nissan sunderland plant supporting more than 2000 jobs at nissan and in the uk supply chain. Nissan has announced that it will not be assembeling its new car in sunderland but in the far east.
The firm had been expected to make the announcement to workers in the coming week but brought this forward after sky news learned of the change of plan on saturday. Nissan has already cancelled plans to make the next model of its x trail in sunderland saying in february that uncertainty over brexit was making it harder to plan for the future. Nissan to leave europe to support uk factory in sunderland source claims nissan will pull out of europe and increase production across its uk market post brexit if a free trade deal.
Nissan has told staff in sunderland the company will not make the new x trail there as previously planned. Getty i dont really believe the nissan issue is to do with brexit john childs leave voter. There will shortly be no european market for diesel vehicles.
Until then the majority of employees will remain furloughed with nissan saying government support.