Great news for North East manufacturing this week as Nissan
have announced that their Sunderland factory will become the first European plant
to build one of their luxury new Infiniti cars. The Sunderland factory is
already a formidable force for manufacturing in the North East; the site of
£3bn investment from Nissan since 1984, and rated as the most productive car
plant on the continent; producing more cars in a year than the whole of Italy! This announcement builds on the factory’s previous success
with a new £250 million investment, and a boost to local employment. Production
of the new car will take employment at the factory up to 6,700, whilst a
further 1,000 jobs are set to be created at the company’s various local
suppliers; excellent news for the local workforce, and excellent news for local
businesses.
It is great to see the North East leading the way in
manufacturing, not just in the UK, but across Europe as well. A real triumph for
the region, and for British industry. Full piece in Sunday’s Daily Telegraph: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/industry/engineering/12024015/Boost-for-UK-car-manufacturing-as-Nissan-ramps-up-in-Sunderland.html
