Nissan to Manufacture Electric Qashqai and Juke Models in UK

The move, backed by a government funding guarantee, will secure around 6,000 jobs at Nissan's Sunderland plant and aligns with the company's commitment to produce only electric vehicles by 2030.

Nissan is set to announce on Friday that it will manufacture electric versions of its best-selling Qashqai and Juke models at its Sunderland plant in the UK.
The move will help secure around 6,000 jobs at the Sunderland factory, which already produces the Nissan Leaf and has its own dedicated battery plant.
The investment, potentially over £1 billion, will be supported by a government funding guarantee from the Automotive Transformation Fund, which received a £2 billion top-up in the Autumn Statement.
The decision comes after Nissan announced in September that it would only manufacture electric vehicles by 2030.
The Sunderland factory is part of Nissan's EV36Zero project, a flagship manufacturing hub and electric vehicle ecosystem launched in 2021 with an initial £1 billion investment.