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...Nissan is also exploring making its existing petrol vehicles at the Sunderland factory alongside the new electric models, said manufacturing head Alan Johnson....
Japanese carmaker expected to invest £1bn and allay any uncertainty over future of its UK factory
...For international economic comparison, there is the latest download of purchasing managers’ index data for manufacturing and services across the G7 nations....
...voted to leave the EU, then Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn committed to building the next Qashqai model there, a decision that was viewed as a vote of confidence in Britain’s ability to remain competitive in manufacturing...
...Nissan is in talks to shift production of two Renault models from Spain to its Sunderland plant, securing thousands of British manufacturing jobs and signalling the Japanese carmaker’s long-term commitment...
Carmaker will also build new electric model in north east in boost for motor industry
...Two people involved in the discussions said the contingency plan, drawn up late last year, would see Nissan close its struggling Barcelona van facility and stop manufacturing in France....
...And for a local economy so reliant on manufacturing and open trade with the European bloc, some in this strongly Leave-voting region are nervous....
...So it must now find savings on manufacturing costs....
...Josh Hardie, deputy director-general of the CBI, said that, if the withdrawal agreement failing meant the UK crashing out of the EU without a deal, “it would be a disaster”....
...A spokesman for Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK said: “As previously communicated, we are transitioning to a new range of power trains over the next year....
...The International Advanced Manufacturing Park scheme is a joint project between Sunderland City and South Tyneside councils, backed with £100m of central government funding, to create a 370-acre site for...
...If we don’t really invest in the supply base it will be a house of cards effect,” said Colin Lawther, head of European manufacturing at Nissan, to MPs on the International Trade committee....
...The park, a proposed base for high-tech industries and advanced manufacturing, is expected to attract more than 5,000 jobs and bring in more than £300m of private sector investment during the next decade...
...This year Ebac opened a production line making washing machines in Co Durham, the first domestic UK manufacturer since 2009....
No promise of public support large enough to be declared to parliament, says watchdog
Announcement seen as vote of confidence in Britain following EU referendum
Securing jobs and investment is welcome but a hard road lies ahead
PM’s pledge to maintain carmaker’s trading conditions was key to decision
...The car industry in the UK supports 800,000 jobs, including 169,000 manufacturing roles at plants and in the supply chain. Some 80 per cent of the cars made in the UK are exported....
...Both Nissan and Renault, which share some manufacturing through a global alliance, have other plants across the EU....
...North-east England, heavily dependent on inward investors for its manufacturing base, sends 58 per cent of its exported goods to the EU, far above the UK’s 49 per cent average....
Qashqai will have technology to drive unaided in motorway lanes
...It is a move welcomed by Elliot Brook, co-founder of Newcastle design retailer Deadgood. “There’s a cheaper labour force here,” he says. “There’s a glut of graduates in all sectors.”...
...“Our ambitions underline the competitiveness of Britain as a manufacturing hub and a bridgehead to European markets,” he said....
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