Thread by @chrisg0000, 1/7Media coverage of Nissan closing their Spanish factory and staying in Sunderland [...]

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1/7
Media coverage of Nissan closing their Spanish factory and staying in Sunderland - "despite brexit" has been almost non-existent.

Why the lack of celebration about this good news?

Media has been very interested in Nissan in the past, a thread...

2/7
2004: The Guardian
Nissan to leave UK if it doesn't join the euro https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jan/07/motoring.theeuro

Nissan may quit UK over euro

Nissan's president chief executive, Carlos Ghosn, has repeated warnings that its Sunderland plant could lose production of one of its most important cars if Britain remains outside the euro.

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2004/jan/07/motoring.theeuro

3/7

2000 Daily Mail
Nissan: Will move production abroad since UK opts not to join the euro https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8193/Nissan-exodus-threat-brings-job-fears.html

Nissan exodus threat brings job fears

Thousands of British jobs will be lost if Nissan moves production of its new Micra car to France because of the weakness of the euro, unions fear, as it may mean the closure of a major UK plant

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8193/Nissan-exodus-threat-brings-job-fears.html

4/7

2016 Financial Times
Nissan to withhold investment over no deal brexit fears https://www.ft.com/content/53bc5cec-8660-11e6-a29c-6e7d9515ad15

Nissan delays Sunderland investment plans

Chief executive Carlos Ghosn says decision on hold due to concerns over EU tariffs after Brexit

https://www.ft.com/content/53bc5cec-8660-11e6-a29c-6e7d9515ad15

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2016 Financial Times
Fear for Nissan jobs as UK votes for brexit https://www.ft.com/content/900d015a-3ba2-11e6-9f2c-36b487ebd80a

After a resounding Brexit vote, Sunderland fears for Nissan plant

Carmaker stays silent over future of Britain’s largest car plant

https://www.ft.com/content/900d015a-3ba2-11e6-9f2c-36b487ebd80a

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2017 The Independent

Nissan looks to shed jobs on fears of EU tariffs https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-news-nissan-uk-business-jobs-7000-employees-car-plant-sunderland-a7603721.html

Nissan may 'adjust' its business in the UK potentially putting 7,000…

Nissan said it may “adjust” its business in the UK, depending on how Brexit turns out, potentially jeopardising 7,000 jobs at its Sunderland plant. On Tuesday, Nissan senior vice-president Colin

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/brexit-latest-news-nissan-uk-business-jobs-7000-employees-car-plant-sunderland-a7603721.html

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2020 BBC

Nissan backs UK plant to stay open https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52829348

Nissan shuts Barcelona plant in major restructuring

Almost 3,000 jobs will go as Nissan, which owns a huge factory in Britain, reacts to falling car sales.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-52829348

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