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The processes of manufacturing battery units in order of construction at the Nissan plant in Sunderland. Nissan has today announced its commitment to produce a future generation of electric vehicle (EV) batteries at its flagship manufacturing base in Sunderland, UK. Representing a £26.5m investment in the UK, this commitment will safeguard 300 highly-skilled jobs in […]
We’re all now very much used to seeing Nissan’s Qashqai on the road. However, a milestone was recently reached when sales were confirmed to have surpassed two million! Under eight years ago, the first Nissan Qashqai rolled off the production plant at Sunderland, the North of England. This sales record has been reached quicker than […]
On Saturday, June 23rd 2012 a special recruitment event is taking place at Nissan Sunderland in the North East of England. The success of the plant and Nissan internationally means there are four new models on the horizon and specialist staff are required to support the huge influx of development. Ahead of this new era […]
An all-new hatchback from Nissan is set to be produced right here in the UK – at none other than the extremely successful Nissan Sunderland plant. It is set as a major project investment by Nissan of £127m with an offer of £8.2m of support from UK Government Regional Growth Fund. It will create an […]
It’s official, the Juke has gone into production at Nissan’s Sunderland plant. The car is a five door cross-over vehicle available in both front and four wheel drive variants. This is great news for the north east of England, which has a very proud engineering history. This is also the sixth new model in eight […]
The Juke is an incredibly important car, especially for the motoring industry of the North East of England – Sunderland’s Nissan factory will be working hard on this new model. So, does it deserve all the recent press? Well, a funky design, pleasing dynamics and optional four wheel drive mean that this crossover is quite […]
10th August 1992 the first Sunderland-built Micra rolled off the line. Now, 18 years, more than 2.3 million units and one model change later, Micra production in the UK has come to an end. In its place, Sunderland is already looking forward to the launch of the all-new Juke crossover car, which will enter production […]
This is the latest car from Nissan – the Juke. It’s a compact SUV/sports crossover that provides a lot of value and is designed to challenge just what a small car is in today’s market (not that there’s any truly ‘small’ cars out there any more except for the smart fortwo). Designed to bring a […]
In recent news, Nissan has created 400 temporary fixed term contracts at the Sunderland plant in the North East of England. Recruitment has now begun for workers to be involved in the production process of the seemingly ever popular Qashqai, which has a major update coming in March 2010. Trevor Mann, Nissan Senior Vice President […]
Is this the car to save the motor industry in the north east of England? Nissan has a huge factory in Sunderland that’s unfortunately seen some layoffs. Will the Qazana change all that though? The Nissan Qazana is a four wheel drive crossover that features (in the concept at least) Nissan’s All Mode system. It […]