Type
Business expansion
Country
United Kingdom
Region
North East; Northumberland and Tyne and Wear; Sunderland
Location of affected unit(s)
Sunderland
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture For Transport Equipment
Manufacture Of Motor Vehicles, Trailers And Semi-Trailers
29.1 - Manufacture of motor vehicles

400 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
6 March 2012
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Nissan, multinational car maker headquartered in Japan, has announced that it is to create an additional 400 jobs at its factory in Sunderland. The company laid out plans to make a new vehicle at the plant.

It is anticipated that around 1,600 indirect jobs would also be created in the supply chain.

A timeline for the business expansion is not yet known.


Sources

  • 6 March 2012: BBC News

Citation

Eurofound (2012), Nissan, Business expansion in United Kingdom, factsheet number 73223, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/73223.