Nissan mulls pulling Qashqais out of Sunderland
Japanese car giant Nissan is due to decide next month on whether to continue producing one of its bestselling cars in the UK as the country prepares to leave the EU.
More than 60 per cent of votes cast from Sunderland during the EU referendum favoured leaving the EU. But Paul Watson, leader of Sunderland council, said people are worried about how Nissan’s recent threat to scrap a potential new investment might affect them. The company is debating whether to produce the next Qashqai SUV at its Sunderland plant, which employs nearly 7,000 people and produces about a third of the UK’s car output.