Nissan opens door to Chinese giant Chery to build cars at its Sunderland factory as part of new deal

Nissan has confirmed a deal with Chery to allow it the Chinese giant to manufacture its vehicles at Britain’s biggest car factory in Sunderland.

The move will help to secure the long-term future of the UK plant after Nissan scaled back production at the site last month.

Under a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) announced on Wednesday, Nissan’s second assembly line could start producing Chery vehicles from next year, after talks of a deal emerged in April.

Massimiliano Messina, Nissan’s head of Europe, said: ‘This is an important step forward for our operations.

‘We are looking forward to working with Chery International UK in the

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