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Nissan ‘will review Qashqai production in UK in event of no-deal Brexit’

Car Dealer Magazine by Car Dealer Magazine
October 1, 2019
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NISSAN will review its decision to build the popular Qashqai model at its Sunderland plant if Britain leaves the EU with no deal, according to reports today.

The Financial Times has said that could lead to the eventual closure of the highly productive plant, with major repercussions for the economy of the north-east of England.

The Japanese car manufacturer received assurances from Theresa May’s government in 2016 that it would be protected from the impact of Brexit. But according to the reports, a global review of Nissan’s operations could make the Sunderland plant vulnerable to downsizing or even closure.

The FT said that for Nissan to continue manufacturing in the UK, a soft Brexit with a trade deal or transition agreement was necessary.

In response to the reports, Nissan said its plans to build the Qashqai in Sunderland ‘have not changed’. However, it said a no-deal Brexit would have ‘serious implications for British industry’.

A spokesman said: ‘Frictionless trade has enabled the growth that has seen our Sunderland plant become the biggest factory in the history of the UK car industry, exporting more than half of its production to the EU.

‘Today we are among those companies with major investments in the UK who are still waiting for clarity on what the future trading relationship between the UK and the EU will look like.

‘As a sudden change from those rules to the rules of the WTO [World Trade Organisation] will have serious implications for British industry, we urge UK and EU negotiators to work collaboratively towards an orderly, balanced Brexit that will continue to encourage mutually beneficial trade.’

The Qashqai is a family SUV that accounts for more than two-thirds of the 440,000 cars the Sunderland plant produces every year.

Earlier this year, Nissan announced that it wouldn’t be making the next generation of the X-Trail at Sunderland, transferring production to Japan instead.

MORE: Nissan takes swipe at Brexit ‘uncertainty’ as it confirms next-generation X-Trail Sunderland axe

MORE: Nissan to axe 12,500 jobs in bid to cut costs

MORE: Landmark for Nissan as 10 millionth car rolls off Sunderland production line

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