Section A - Nissan Flashcards
Which bullet points can Nissan be used for?
Government Policy - BP3
Location - BP4
When did Nissan move to the UK?
1984
What did the UK Government offer Nissan to aid their decision to locate here?
They offered them land at agricultural prices so it would be cheaper than normal
How many employees do they employ?
6,000
2 large benfits of the Sunderland factory
It has a number of on-site suppliers
It is 5 miles from the port of Tyne, where international distribution is based
How many car models do they make there?
4 with a 5th being added this year
What do they offer at the Nissan plant?
over 300 different training courses
What did Nissan announce in 2012?
They announced a planned £250m cash injection to create hundreds of jobs to produce the new luxury car ‘Infiniti’
What were the Sunderland plant’s sales in 2014 compared to 2013?
£5.3bn in 2014, increasing by £356m from 2013 (+7%)
How many cars were made in Sunderland in 2014?
516,000
13,000 were electrical vehicles
over 10% of Nissan’s cars sold in 2014
What happened in the last quarter of 2013?
Profits rose 57% to £503m, and they sold a record 5.1m vehicles globally
