Nissan’s blueprint for future manufacturing, will consist of three electric vehicles (EVs), three gigafactories and up to £3bn investment.
The three new electric vehicles represent the future for all three models currently manufactured in Nissan Sunderland Plant. They will be:
- Nissan Qashqai – the original crossover, the UK’s best-selling car of 2022 and which represents one in five of all cars built in the UK.
- Nissan JUKE – the rule-breaking compact crossover which has sold more than one million units.
- Nissan LEAF – the world’s first mass market EV, of which more than a quarter of a million have been built in Sunderland.
Nissan said that its three future models would be inspired by three exciting all-electric concept models, two of which were recently unveiled at the Japan Mobility Show:
- The Nissan Hyper Urban Concept, a crossover EV characterised by a sleek and modern aesthetic.
- The Nissan Hyper Punk Concept, an all-electric compact crossover with an exterior aesthetic defined by multifaceted and polygonal surfaces.
- The Nissan Chill-Out Concept, unveiled in 2021 and previously confirmed as the inspiration for a future EV to be built in Sunderland.
Further information about the three models, including names, specifications and launch dates, would be released at a later time, said Nissan.
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak welcomed the investment, saying: “Nissan’s investment is a massive vote of confidence in the UK’s automotive industry.”
