Nissan is to cut hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant, Britain’s biggest car factory, as plummeting diesel sales dealt another employment blow to the UK automotive industry. A source with knowledge of the situation said “hundreds” of jobs were likely to go at Sunderland, which makes Nissan’s Qashqai and Juke models, as well as the electric Leaf. Across the UK car industry, diesel sales have dropped by a third this year. We do expect volumes to increase again”. “Nissan are exposed to that, as about 25% of what Nissan produce up in Sunderland is diesel.

Source: The Guardian April 20, 2018 16:40 UTC