Vehicle owners in the UK will be given £6,000 towards a new electric car if they scrap their current petrol or diesel model, according to media reports. The announcement is scheduled to be made on 6 July in a bid to boost the flat UK car sales and the impending new number plate change coming in September, but some believe it will only keep up high prices of electric vehicles and is not backed by … [Read more...]
Nissan Qashqai future uncertain in Sunderland
The next Nissan Qashqai’s future in Sunderland plant is in doubt and the plant faces possible closure. That’s the stark warning over a possible no-deal Brexit for the UK at the end of this month, say media reports but unconfirmed by Nissan. It was opened in 1986 and has built Micra and Qashqai models there as well as Infiniti versions of the brand’s up-market models. It still assembles the … [Read more...]
Nissan to axe hundreds of Sunderland jobs
Hundreds of jobs are going at Nissan, Sunderland, the country’s largest car plant employing 7,000 people. The cuts will also affect scores of UK suppliers, including some in Wales, who make components for the Japanese owned plant near Newcastle. Nissan has been caught by the dramatic fall in diesel demand – down over a third so far this year – and its one-time class leading Qashqai … [Read more...]
Nissan Note production to end in UK
Nissan will end Note production in Sunderland next spring. It has been a slow seller and now Nissan want to create room to expand Qashqai production as its best seller in Europe. The company said it was going to put the next generation Juke, based on the Qashqai, into production for sale in 2018 but has indicated it may rethink its production strategy after Brexit. Nisssan want … [Read more...]