Nissan’s Sunderland plant is heading for a record output of 400,000 units in 2010 thanks to the production start-up of the new Juke compact crossover.
Sunderland expects to produce up to 100,000 units of the Juke each year making it the plant’s second highest volume model behind the highly successful Qashqai.
The Juke is poised to lift total output above the 2009 figure of 338,000, itself a record at the UK’s biggest car plant, which builds one-in-three of every cars made in the UK.
Already the Juke looks set to emulate the success of the Qashqai — its bigger brother — as the order book has already reached 22,500 across Europe since June.
Trevor Mann, Nissan Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Europe said: “Congratulations to the Sunderland workforce for earning the right to produce what is their sixth new model in eight years. I would also like to thank both national and local government for their support, as well as the continued efforts of all our suppliers.”
A £6.2m grant from the UK government has crucially supported the project, which has brought £57 million of investment to the Sunderland facility.
The Juke’s arrival at Sunderland also helps safeguards 1,100 jobs directly at the plant and an estimated 2,000 additional posts across Nissan’s supply base.
Sunderland will ramp up to full JUKE production volume in a plant record of two weeks, ensuring European dealers are fully stocked and ready for the car’s start of sales in late September.
The majority of JUKEs produced in Sunderland will be exported into mainland Europe with the remainder destined for dealers across the UK and Ireland.
Together with the Note and Qashqai +2, the Juke completes the Sunderland plant’s current model line-up, while the Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric car is confirmed for production from early 2013.
Nissan’s Sunderland plant was established in 1984 and production started in 1986.
Total investment to date has been £2.68 billion and total output since the start of production has been 5.6 million units.
Juke helps Nissan produce record output
26 Aug 2010
Nissan’s Sunderland plant is heading for a record output of 400,000 units in 2010 thanks to the production start-up of the new Juke compact crossover.
Sunderland expects to produce up to 100,000 units of the Juke each year making it the plant’s second highest volume model behind the highly successful Qashqai.
The Juke is poised to lift total output above the 2009 figure of 338,000, itself a record at the UK’s biggest car plant, which builds one-in-three of every cars made in the UK.
Already the Juke looks set to emulate the success of the Qashqai — its bigger brother — as the order book has already reached 22,500 across Europe since June.
Trevor Mann, Nissan Senior Vice President of Manufacturing, Europe said: “Congratulations to the Sunderland workforce for earning the right to produce what is their sixth new model in eight years. I would also like to thank both national and local government for their support, as well as the continued efforts of all our suppliers.”
A £6.2m grant from the UK government has crucially supported the project, which has brought £57 million of investment to the Sunderland facility.
The Juke’s arrival at Sunderland also helps safeguards 1,100 jobs directly at the plant and an estimated 2,000 additional posts across Nissan’s supply base.
Sunderland will ramp up to full JUKE production volume in a plant record of two weeks, ensuring European dealers are fully stocked and ready for the car’s start of sales in late September.
The majority of JUKEs produced in Sunderland will be exported into mainland Europe with the remainder destined for dealers across the UK and Ireland.
Together with the Note and Qashqai +2, the Juke completes the Sunderland plant’s current model line-up, while the Nissan LEAF zero-emission electric car is confirmed for production from early 2013.
Nissan’s Sunderland plant was established in 1984 and production started in 1986.
Total investment to date has been £2.68 billion and total output since the start of production has been 5.6 million units.