Nissan Pull X-Trail Production from Britain

 

Nissan decided to pull its latest sport utility vehicle in the UK. While the company will go ahead with the next edition of the Qashqai at the Sunderland site, it has opted to build its X-Trail SUV in Japan, where it is currently made. The move could not come at a worse time for the UK car industry, which is facing falling production levels.

 

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The company’s original 2016 decision to build the X-Trail in Sunderland was predicated on a letter from business secretary Greg Clark that promised the government would do all it could to protect Nissan from any negative effects of Brexit.

The letter, revealed by the Financial Times on Monday, said that protecting Nissan’s operations was a “critical priority” for the government when negotiating with the EU.

This was crucial for the plant — Sunderland exports more than half its vehicles to Europe, and relies heavily on the continent for imported components. The plant was founded in the 1980s primarily as an export base to Europe, and more than 80 per cent of its cars are sold overseas.

 

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