Nissan to build electric car battery plant in Sunderland

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Nissan-Renault Alliance confirms plans for £200m battery plant, as government announces North East will be second "Low Carbon Economic Area"

Car giant Nissan today announced it will build a £200m plant in Sunderland to manufacture lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles, creating 350 jobs in the process. The company said the new facility...

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