McLaren's £500m ($675m) stake signals a new era for British carmaking As McLaren commits £500m ($675m) to insourcing engine production and Nissan adds £170m ($229m) to Sunderland, Britain's carmakers are staking fresh capital on domestic manufacturing even as the wider sector faces cost pressure. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Nissan, Chery explore Sunderland manufacturing partnership Nissan and Chery International UK have signed a non-binding MoU to explore building Chery-brand vehicles at Sunderland from 2027, reflecting a wider shift by Chinese automakers towards localised manufacturing across Europe. James McLoughlin
Nissan reportedly halts development of the electric Qashqai According to a media report, Nissan has halted development of a fully electric Qashqai version. For the Sunderland plant, this increases the pressure to find new capacity utilisation options. AMS Editorial
Nissan's JATCO scraps £48.7m EV powertrain plan in Sunderland Nissan's transmission-making subsidiary has abandoned a major electric vehicle powertrain investment in Sunderland, as sluggish European demand and a sweeping restructuring of Nissan's global plant network rewrite the economics of electrification. Ilkhan Ozsevim
Nissan retools Sunderland for next-generation Leaf Nissan has launched production of the third-generation Leaf at its Sunderland plant. New EV platforms, reconfigured factory processes and the EV36Zero framework are shaping how the site scales electric vehicle manufacturing and industrial flexibility. Timo Gilgen
