Nissan has asked the British government to invest £100million in domestic parts providers in purchase to protected the future of the company’s Sunderland plant.
“Nissan will not be successful in the future, with or without Brexit, unless the government does something to assist us in the supply chain,” Colin Lawther, head of European producing at Nissan, told MPs on the worldwide trade Committee. He added: “This is critical. If we don’t truly invest in the supply base it will be a home of cards effect.”
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After getting reassurances from the UK government over Brexit at the end of last year, Nissan’s bosses agreed to protected the future of the firm’s Sunderland plant by confirming the next generation Qashqai and X-Trail will be developed at the factory. Nissan likewise revealed new investment at the facility in a relocation that comes as a huge increase for UK producing as the country heads towards Brexit.
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However, the business has now stated that for its operations to be successful, the UK government should boost its costs on domestic parts providers if it wants the carmaker to stay successful. The business is currently having to import numerous of its parts from abroad, which may expense considerably much more after Brexit if tariffs are imposed on UK imports. Nissan’s former CEO, Carlos Ghosn stated the business would “re-evaluate” its setting in the UK, after a UK-EU trade offer was confirmed.
