Industry: Nissan plans lithium-ion battery plant
20 Jul 09 13:03
Nissan is planning to invest more than £200 million over the next five years in a Sunderland plant that will manufacture rechargeable lithium-ion batteries.
Nissan's decision to invest in the plant coincides with Gordon Brown's announcement that the region would become the UK's first Low Carbon Economic Area specialising in ultra-low carbon vehicles.
Prime Minister Gordon Brown said: 'Nissan's investment in a new battery plant and its hope to start producing electric vehicles here in Sunderland is great news for the local economy, creating up to 350 direct jobs and creating and safeguarding hundreds more in the associated supply chain. 'Sunderland could now be a strong contender to produce electric vehicles for Nissan in Europe, and we will continue to work with Nissan to ensure this happens.'
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