This news highlights Nissan's strategic shift toward collaboration with Chinese automakers while maintaining its UK operations, reflecting broader trends of global partnerships and restructuring in the automotive sector amid economic pressures.

Ivan Espinosa says UK plant will not be hit by cost cuts as Japanese firm reveals seven factories to close<ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/may/15/uk-gdp-economy-growth-q1-2025-rachel-reeves-stock-markets-pound-business-live-news">Business live – latest updates</a></li></ul>Nissan’s new chief executive has said the Japanese carmaker would be open to building cars for a Chinese partner at its factory in Sunderland after he confirmed it would not be closed in a round of deep cost cuts.This week Nissan revealed plans to <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/13/nissan-shut-factories-cutting-jobs-honda-us-china">close seven factories and cut 20,000 jobs</a> after sustaining heavy losses. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/may/15/nissan-open-making-cars-chinese-partner-sunderland-factory-ivan-espinosa">Continue reading...</a>

Nissan's CEO stated the company is open to manufacturing cars for a Chinese partner at its Sunderland plant, confirming the UK facility will not be affected by cost-cutting measures, despite plans to close seven other factories.  

Nissan open to making cars for Chinese partner in Sunderland, says CEO

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