Nissan expected to announce plans to build battery ‘gigafactory’ in Sunderland
Japanese carmaker understood to be preparing to build 200,000 batteries for electric vehicles every year in the UK
Japanese carmaker Nissan is set to confirm plans to build a battery “gigafactory” in Sunderland this week, handing a significant post-Brexit jobs and investment boost to the UK’s under-pressure automotive sector.
Nissan is expected to promise to build as many as 200,000 batteries for electric vehicles every year in the UK, in partnership with Chinese specialist Envision AESC.



