Rishi Sunak yesterday hailed Nissan's decision to invest more than £1billion to build electric cars in Sunderland as a 'massive vote of confidence' in Britain.
The Japanese carmaker confirmed it will make its latest electric Qashqai and Juke models at its factory in the North East alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is already produced there.
Nissan said a battery 'gigafactory' will also be built, taking the total planned investment to £2 billion.
The investment secures the jobs of 7,000 workers, as well as supporting a further 30,000 roles in the supply chain.