Following the news that Nissan is to commit to manufacturing electrified vehicles at Sunderland and source more batteries in the UK;
David Leggett, Automotive Analyst at GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company, offers his view:
“The Nissan news will boost confidence in the UK’s automotive sector. Nissan’s Sunderland plant is the UK’s largest with most of its output sold in the EU market. By sourcing more batteries in Britain it can better meet post-Brexit rules-of-origin requirements applying to EU shipments and therefore avoid the possibility of attracting 10% tariffs.
“As the auto industry shifts towards a more …
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