Nissan

Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East (England); Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear; Sunderland
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Manufacturing
(29 - 30) Manufacture for transport equipment
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles
200 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
1 February 2005
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

The Japanese carmaker Nissan said in early February 2005 that it is investing more than £200 million at its Sunderland factory in a move that it said would create 200 jobs and safeguard a thousand others.

The plant has been chosen to build Nissan's new four-wheel drive car which was designed and developed in the UK.

The decision comes less than six months after Nissan said it would build the Tone mini people carrier - backed by £124 million of investment - at Sunderland, which is regarded as the most efficient car plant in Europe.

Sources

  • 2 February 2005: The Guardian

Citation

Eurofound (2005), Nissan, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 61080, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/61080.