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Old 4th May 2020, 20:49   #1
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Blimey! "Nissan reportedly wants to withdraw from Europe and instead focus more on its main markets: the USA, China and Japan. The news comes through sources of Reuters and also includes repercussions on the alliance’s e-mobility offering"


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Old 5th May 2020, 07:14   #2
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Another push for some more sweeetners from the government methinks, they have a history of doing this, remember the ‘move to India’ a few years ago?
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Another push for some more sweeetners from the government methinks, they have a history of doing this, remember the ‘move to India’ a few years ago?

You may be right Andy, They've furloughed their Sunderland plant til mid June I think I read.
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Ive just driven passed the Nissan plant. It’d been a good employer for Sunderland, I’m afraid the future looks bleak. Toyota said they will go if they loose the single market, let’s hope we create good manufacturing jobs to replace them, rather than minimum wage, zero hour type employment.
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Toyota said they will go if they loose the single market,
Sounds more like an empty threat to me. If they truly needed the single market, then how were they able to survive when there wasn't one?
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Old 6th May 2020, 08:18   #6
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Aw, I was so looking forward to buying a new Datsun Puke too

They should move out quickly, then the government can compulsorily purchase the factory and adjacent land to expand the newly opened Nightingale Hospital next door, just in case

Would I be sad to see it go? we will see when it happens

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We could start making BL cars again, british cars for british people. No more bmw, vag or mercedes.
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I know a german car when I see one
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Old 6th May 2020, 23:05   #9
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As long as we don't get a Red Robbo mk2 that is......
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Like you I always buy British whenever there is an equivalent product, however I would never buy anything made by Nissan in Washington....ever.

There you go, and my reasons are personal, and stem back to a time long long ago, when I was involved in factory automation in my day to day job.

I'd rather walk, and I'll not buy a Datsun as long as there is breath in my body, beside that, as it is an alien company, the profits are siphoned out of the local economy straight back to Japan.

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