Carlos Ghosn, Nissan chairman and chief executive, said in a BBC interview published on their website on 5 August that the carmaker’s future investment in the UK will depend on the post-Brexit terms agreed for customs, trade and the free movement of goods. “That will determine how, and how much, we will invest in the UK”, he said.
But Ghosn said he remained optimistic, and that the UK would continue to be a “big partner” for the EU. “Common sense will prevail from both sides,” he said.
Nissan’s Sunderland plant, which produced 500,000 cars last year and employs 6,700 people, exports most of its production to Europe. It is the biggest car plant in the UK.