Nissan will produce three new electric vehicles at the Sunderland factory in the United Kingdom, confirming that the models in question are the next generations of the Qashqai, Juke, and Leaf.
The Japanese brand will invest €1,276 million in the British production unit for the production of the new 100% electric models.
With this project, Nissan’s total investment since 2021 now amounts to €3,420 billion, reinforcing the future of one of the largest car manufacturers in the United Kingdom, as the country moves away from petrol and diesel vehicles with the energy transition.
The production of the new 100% electric vehicles will be powered by Nissan’s EV36Zero strategy, which, in addition to three battery gigafactories, the third of which is planned to be built in Sunderland by Envision AESC, and will have an initial production capacity of 9 GWh, also includes wind and solar parks that will have the capacity to provide 100% renewable electricity to Nissan and its suppliers located near the Sunderland factory.
“Exciting electric vehicles are at the heart of our plans to achieve carbon neutrality. With electric versions of our key European models on the way, we are accelerating towards a new era for Nissan, for the industry, and for our customers,” emphasized Nissan’s President and CEO, Makoto Uchida.
The announcement this Friday from the Japanese brand follows Nissan’s confirmation that all of its new cars in Europe will now be fully electric and that the brand expects its passenger car range in Europe to be 100% electric by 2030.
