Nissan warns UK plant 'unsustainable' without EU trade deal

Nissan builds the Qashqai, Juke and Leaf models in Sunderland, the UK's largest car plant. (Bloomberg)

By:

James Davey

By:

Reuters

June 03, 2020 10:46 AM

LONDON -- Nissan's plant in Sunderland, northern England, is "unsustainable" if Britain leaves the European Union without a trade deal, the automaker said on Wednesday.

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