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Originally Posted by Carth
Not quite the NE, but near enough 
Have another guess at this then, where do you think Nissan will move to . . . France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia? . . and how much of a 'financial package' will Countries be willing to throw at them under the present (and possibly future) economic uncertainties? |
Nissan is part of an alliance with Mitsubishi and Renault. They have recently agreed to head up specific markets: Renault will have Europe and Russia, Nissan China, the US and Japan and Mitsubishi south-east Asia.
So, if Sunderland is uneconomic then Nissan could export to the EU directly from Japan (no tariffs), get Renault to manufacture its models or withdraw from Europe altogether. Renault currently makes the Micra for Nissan.
I have considerable sympathy for the workers in Sunderland who were promised "the easiest deal in history".