Nissan boss warns UK 'not a competitive place to be building cars'

Nissan boss says North East and UK ‘not a competitive place for building cars’

A senior Nissan boss has warned that the North East and the UK is “not a competitive place to be building cars”.

Iconic car brand's boss sparks fears over future of huge UK factory

A TOP boss of an iconic car brand has slammed Britain as “not a competitive place” to build motors. Alan Johnson blasted soaring costs and highlighted that his firm’s Sunderland plant forks out more for electricity than any of their other ones. SuppliedA top boss has slammed Britain as ‘not a competitive place’ to build motors[/caption] GettyThe Sunderland plant faces high electricity costs[/caption] GettySoaring prices have led caused the top b…

Nissan boss says UK is 'not a competitive place to build cars' with 'all sorts of different issues'

A senior Nissan executive has warned that the UK is "not a competitive place to be building cars" due to high energy costs and other factors.Alan Johnson, senior vice president for manufacturing at Nissan, delivered the stark assessment during testimony to MPs on Tuesday.He highlighted that the Sunderland factory "pays more for its electricity than any other Nissan plant in the world".The warning comes just weeks after the manufacturer reduced o…

Nissan boss says building cars in UK too expensive

The Sunderland factory pays more for electricity than any other Nissan plant, the executive says.

Nissan boss warns UK 'not a competitive place to be building cars'

A top Nissan executive told MPs that car building costs are too high in the UK and that its Sunderland factory has the largest electricity bill of any of its plants across the world

"UK is not a competitive place to be building cars" says senior Nissan boss

Alan Johnson told the House of Commons' Business and Trade Committee that the Government must support the automotive sector