Production of Mk2 Nissan Leaf recently ended in Sunderland, making way for Mk3 later this year
Factory restructuring and weak home market blamed for ongoing slump in output
Sunderland plant currently builds Qashqai and Juke; new Leaf EV is coming this year
Nissan will soon start building new Leaf and Juke EVs in Sunderland but Qashqai EV delayed due to market uncertainty
BYD has increased its global sales tenfold in five years
UK is a "very high priority" as a market but won't host a plant due to insufficient labour
Courier (silver) and Puma (yellow) are built at Craiova
Building cars in road-deficient Romania is hard work, but Ford’s persistence is paying off
Chinese firms will avoid EV import tariffs and solve Austrian contract manufacturer's overcapacity problem
Just 78,012 vehicles rolled off UK lines in January
Drop in exports exacerbates already tough situation for UK manufacturers
Volklec's cylindrical cells will be built under license from Chinese firm Far East Battery
Coventry-based Volklec aims to supply cells for the “underserved” market with help from China
Electric Cooper and Aceman models, currently built in China, were due to start rolling out of UK plant next year
Nissan will close three factories worldwide in £2 billion savings drive following collapse of Honda merger talks
Almost all UK car makers recorded a decline in production in 2024, leading to smallest total for 70 years
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