New £50m electric vehicle powertrain plant to supply Nissan factory

Stuart Stone
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Deal between JATCO, Nissan, and UK government will see a new electric vehicle powertrain manufacturing site built in Sunderland

The government has announced a £50m investment deal between the Japan Automatic Transmission Company (JATCO), Nissan, and the Department for Business and Trade that will see a new electric vehicle (EV)...

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