Nissan will produce batteries for its new all-electric battery car at its Tyne and Wear plant in Sunderland.
The batteries will be produced in a new facility adjoining the car plant and producing them will create 350 jobs assembling and testing the battery packs.
Poor demand earlier in 2009 meant that the Sunderland plant to lay off 1,200 (almost 25%) of its employee base. Improved fortunes mean that 250 temporary staff have since been rehired.
Posted on July 28th, 2009 by Fraser
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