Nissan Sunderland case study

Question 1

Impacts of the car industry on the environment

Answer 1

• Each year the car industry manufactures 1 million cars
• Car manufacturing hasn’t always been environmentally sustainable
• Inefficient engines produced harmful pollutants as they burned fuel
• Materials used were often toxic
• Car production processes are energy intensive

Question 2

Nissan Sunderland case study

Answer 2

• Opened in 1980s and employs 6700 people
• Indirectly employs a further 27000 people
• Restrictions on exhaust emissions means that cars are build to be more efficient and cleaner
• Materials used are all recycled, reducing landfill waste
• In 2005, Nissan installed wind turbines and a solar farm in 2016
• According to Nissan, the onsite renewables will be enough to build every zero-emission Nissan leaf in Europe