Nissan to invest 100m GBP in Sunderland plant as new Juke gets the green light

LONDON, Sept 3 (KUNA) -- Britainآ’s auto industry has received another vote of confidence with Nissan investing آ£100m into its Sunderland plant to build the next generation of its Juke crossover car.
The decision will guarantee 6,700 jobs at the plant and support a further 27,000 positions in the supply chain, Nissan said in a statement.
Paul Willcox, the Japanese car makerآ’s European chairman, said: "The Jukeآ’s unique design is one of the reasons Nissan is now the undisputed crossover leader, underpinning five consecutive years of sales growth in Europe.
"This announcement gives security to our Sunderland plant beyond 2020, which the team has earned through many years of hard work and their ability to continually raise the bar on quality.(end) mrn.tg