Sunderland gigafactory to undergo massive expansion amid rise in EV demand October 25, 2021 The UK’s Sunderland gigafactory is set to be expanded as the Chinese firm behind the plant looks to bolster its electric vehicle battery division. The move will see capacity swell sixfold, as it increases from the 1.7-gigawatt hours (GHh) to 11GWh, when the site is expected to be opened. Though the boss of the Chinese [...]
Nissan: Strong US demand and weak yean result in surprise profit July 28, 2021 Nissan posted a surprise profit in its latest quarter, helped by a weaker yen and stronger U.S. demand. Watch the full report.
Test and trace: 10 per cent of Nissan workers told to self isolate July 15, 2021 Hundreds of staff at Nissan’s Sunderland car plant have been told to self isolate by the NHS Test and Trace app, as Covid-19 case numbers have spiked in the area. Roughly 700 workers have been “pinged” by the app, causing disruption to the plant’s production. Sunderland reported 955 Covid cases per 100,000 people last week, [...]
Nissan confirms £1bn Sunderland gigafactory in major jobs boost July 1, 2021 Nissan today confirmed plans to open a £1bn flagship battery gigafactory in Sunderland as part of a major electric vehicle push that will create thousands of new jobs. The Japanese carmaker said the huge new plant, dubbed EV36Zero, would create 6,200 new jobs at Nissan and its UK suppliers. This includes more than 900 new [...]
Auto industry calls for battery gigafactory push ahead of Nissan announcement June 29, 2021 The UK auto industry has today called for the government to invest in a string of battery gigafactories or risk tens of thousands of job losses. The calls come amid reports that car giant Nissan will this week lay out plans to build such a plant in Sunderland, in what would be a huge vote [...]
Nissan puts hundreds of factory staff back on furlough after surge in Covid-19 cases June 25, 2021 Nissan furloughs hundreds of factory staff after surge in Covid cases
Nissan ‘in talks’ to build Sunderland battery gigafactory May 26, 2021 Nissan is reportedly in talks with UK ministers over plans to build a new battery gigafactory at its existing site in Sunderland. The new facility, the FT reported, would be run by the Japanese car giant’s subsidiary Envision AESC, and would produce enough batteries for 200,000 electric cars each year. Nissan said it had “no [...]
Nissan to idle Sunderland staff amid semiconductor shortage April 16, 2021 Car giant Nissan will reportedly put 800 staff at its factory in Sunderland on furlough due to the worldwide shortage of semiconductors. The Japanese automaker will send about a tenth of its 8,000-strong workforce at the plant home until the current squeeze eases, the Nikkei reported today. The decision comes as it was revealed that [...]
Nissan commitment a ‘vote of confidence’ in UK, says Johnson January 22, 2021 Boris Johnson has today hailed Nissan after the Japanese carmaker said that Brexit could be an “opportunity” for the firm. As a result of the free trade deal with the EU, Nissan said that the future of its plant in Sunderland was secure. It added that it would move additional battery production capacity to the [...]
Nissan warns UK business hard to sustain without Brexit deal November 18, 2020 A top executive at Japanese car giant Nissan has warned that it would be hard to sustain its operations in the UK should the country leave the EU without a trade deal. Speaking to Reuters, chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta said: “If [the exit] happens without any sustainable business case obviously it is not a [...]