Nissan, through its subsidiary JATCO, has reportedly decided to stop the project of producing powertrains for electric vehicles at the Sunderland plant in Great Britain. This was reported by Reuters. The decision, according to the economic daily Nikkei on Sunday, is linked to the weak demand for electric cars from the Japanese company in Europe, a factor that makes the production plant dedicated to key components of the drivetrain less sustainable.
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Nissan stops a project in the UK
Basically, the company has revised its industrial priorities in response to a market that is not absorbing the expected volumes. In January last year, JATCO announced a £48.7 million investment plan, aiming to produce up to 340,000 units per year of integrated EV powertrains, including motor, inverter, and reducer, at the Nissan plant in Sunderland. But already during the same year, the overall sector conditions and demand pushed Nissan to recalibrate its production strategy.
Ongoing industrial adjustments
The revision seems to be part of a broader context of industrial adjustments, in which the electric components supply chain is also undergoing profitability assessments and growth prospects. During the same period, the Japanese company, affected by a drop in sales in the USA and China, also announced the reduction of its automotive plants from 17 to 10. Furthermore, it has started a review of its powertrain factories.
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