Nissan warns of risk to UK factory from Brussels boycott

Nissan car plant warns it could be at risk if it is excluded from new EU rules

Sunderland plant, which employs 6,000 people, could face ‘existential threat’ if it is not included in new EU rules

Nissan plays down reports of Sunderland plant closure threat

The company, which employs around 6,000 people in the North East, is battling the EU over new rules for electric vehicles and other industries

Nissan warns 'Sunderland car factory could close' amid 'existential threat' from European Union

Nissan has warned that it could be forced to close its car production factory in Sunderland if the UK is frozen out of new European Union manufacturing rules.The European Union has unveiled new "Made in EU" rules that are designed to protect businesses and manufacturers across the continent from growing competition from abroad, notably from China.The move has been met with sharp criticism from the UK's main automotive body, which accused the Eur…

Nissan warns of risk to UK factory from Brussels boycott

Made in Europe’ proposals: Nissan automobile industry expresses concern

Japanese carmaker Nissan has rung the panic bell, stating that it could be forced to close its plant in the United Kingdom’s Sunderland, if the European country is not fully included in new “Made in Europe” manufacturing rules proposed by the European Union (EU). According to the new EU rules, strategic sectors including cars, green tech and steel, under the Industrial Accelerator Act (IAA), will receive help, in order to compete against their c…

Nissan Sunderland under threat from EU EV rules

Nissan’s Sunderland factory could be under threat of closure if the UK is excluded from new European proposals to incentivise EV production, according to reports. According to the Financial Times, Nissan has privately warned it could be forced to shut the plant if the UK isn’t fully included in the new Made in Europe manufacturing rules. One source told the paper the factory could face an “existential threat” if it was “frozen out of access to E…