Tuesday, July 01, 2008
Nissan launches 24-hour car production
Night shifts start at the carmaker's Sunderland plant
Nissan launched round-the-clock production at its Sunderland plant last night.
A third night shift has been introduced that will see the factory produce cars 24-hours a day.
The new shift has created an additional 800 jobs at the plant and is in response to string demand for its Qashqai model. Nissan said Qashqai production would increase from 4,500 cars per week to 6,100 units once the third shift was running at full volume.
The Japanese carmaker is keen to increase the plant's capacity ahead of the launch of the new seven-seat Qashqai +2.
The larger vehicle will be officially unveiled at next month's London Motor Show and is set to go on sale across Europe in September.
DATED: 01.07.08
FEED: MT
Nissan launched round-the-clock production at its Sunderland plant last night.
A third night shift has been introduced that will see the factory produce cars 24-hours a day.
The new shift has created an additional 800 jobs at the plant and is in response to string demand for its Qashqai model. Nissan said Qashqai production would increase from 4,500 cars per week to 6,100 units once the third shift was running at full volume.
The Japanese carmaker is keen to increase the plant's capacity ahead of the launch of the new seven-seat Qashqai +2.
The larger vehicle will be officially unveiled at next month's London Motor Show and is set to go on sale across Europe in September.
DATED: 01.07.08
FEED: MT
