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| Car plant bags new Nissan model | Car plant bags new Nissan model |
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| Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland plant, securing jobs at the site which employs 4,700 people. | Carmaker Nissan is to build a new model at its Sunderland plant, securing jobs at the site which employs 4,700 people. |
| The car, an addition to the Nissan range, will use the free plant capacity created when production of the current version of the Micra ends in 2010. | The car, an addition to the Nissan range, will use the free plant capacity created when production of the current version of the Micra ends in 2010. |
| The firm announced the £55m investment, £6.2m of which is coming from the UK government, as Prime Minister Gordon Brown visited its London design centre. | |
| The compact car will compete in the same market niche as the current Micra. | |
| In the last fiscal year, the North East plant built a record 374,000 cars. It is the UK's largest car exporter, selling four-fifths of its cars abroad. | In the last fiscal year, the North East plant built a record 374,000 cars. It is the UK's largest car exporter, selling four-fifths of its cars abroad. |
| Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn said: "By delivering on tough commitments, our employees at Sunderland have demonstrated our plant can be a globally competitive centre for the production of high-value products." | Nissan chief executive Carlos Ghosn said: "By delivering on tough commitments, our employees at Sunderland have demonstrated our plant can be a globally competitive centre for the production of high-value products." |
| The news was revealed during a visit by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the firm's European Design Centre in London. | The news was revealed during a visit by Prime Minister Gordon Brown to the firm's European Design Centre in London. |
| Mr Brown said the move would guarantee jobs and bolster the UK's manufacturing sector. | |
| "I'm delighted to congratulate Nissan on this new model, which will bring to Sunderland something that's going to guarantee jobs in the distant future." |