Coronavirus impact: Nissan suspends EV and car production at flagship Sunderland factory

Michael Holder
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Fears grow tha virus could hit UK electric vehicle sales as UK home of top selling Nissan LEAF shuts its doors until end of the week

Production of electric vehicles (EVs) and motor cars at Nissan's flagship UK factory in Sunderland has been suspended "until the end of this week", in the latest signal that disruption wrought by the coronavirus...

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