Overview

• Nissan has begun talks with around 250 office and supervisory staff at its Sunderland plant about voluntary departures under a company support scheme.
• The workforce discussions form part of CEO Ivan Espinosa’s Re:Nissan recovery plan, which targets a 15% reduction in Nissan’s global headcount.
• Sunderland remains exempt from planned factory closures and is slated to produce the next-generation Leaf, an electric Juke and the e-POWER Qashqai.
• The move follows a reported £4 billion loss in the last financial year and earlier commitments to cut 20,000 jobs and close seven plants worldwide.
• A £1 billion UK government loan guarantee under the EV36Zero initiative continues to back Sunderland’s transformation into a core electric vehicle manufacturing hub.