According to Total News, the Japanese carmaker announced that its plans for electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke, which will be produced in Sunderland, northeast England, require a total investment of up to 2 billion pounds (S$3.36 billion), including the third battery factory in the UK and infrastructure projects.
The move will help secure the future of 6,000 jobs at Nissan’s biggest European hub, which has a dedicated electric battery factory nearby.
The UK is poised to take a leading role in electric vehicle production as companies and governments move away from fossil fuel vehicles. However, last month Britain’s Prime Minister, Sunack decreased policies aimed at achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and delayed the ban on the sale of petrol and diesel cars by five years to 2035.
According to a Reuters report, the CEO of Nissan said, Nissan has sold more than one million electric cars worldwide and plans to sell only all-electric cars in Europe by 2030.
He added, the name of the new electric models and the production schedule will be announced later. This carmaker’s investment in electric vehicles comes despite a five-year delay in banning the sale of new gasoline vehicles.