New Nissan Hatchback To Be Produced In Award Winning Sunderland Plant

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 additional 225 jobs at Nissan and 900 at component companies supplying Nissan in the UK.

Nissan Chief Operating Officer, Toshiyuki Shiga, said: “In Europe Nissan has achieved record growth in recent years by providing innovative, customer-focused models like Qashqai and Juke that are designed, developed and produced within the region. Nissan already produces more vehicles in Europe than any other Asian manufacturer and the model announced today will bring world-class quality and leading technology to our customers at the heart of the European C-segment. I would also like to thank the UK Government for its strong and sustained support which allows us to continue making significant, long-term investment in our Sunderland operation.”

Prime Minister, David Cameron, commented: “It is fantastic news that Nissan will be building their new hatchback model in the UK and that they expect to create more than 1000 jobs at the Sunderland plant and in the supply chain across the country. It’s proof of the strength and vitality of the British manufacturing industry that leading companies like Nissan are expanding their production in the UK. I’ve already seen first hand the tremendous work at the Nissan Sunderland plant and it’s great to be visiting the company’s headquarters in Yokohama today. Nissan’s investment in the UK is a huge vote of confidence in the skills and flexibility of the UK workforce. We want to attract more investment like this and that’s why we’re encouraging foreign companies with incentives like the Regional Growth Fund.”

Look out for more information on the new car from us soon.