Nissan Boasts Brexit Advantage With Rare U.K. Battery Supply
- Leaf maker will localize longer-range battery this year
- Vauxhall boss is less sanguine on country’s carmaking future
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Nissan Motor Co. has emerged from Brexit with an edge over rivals that lack a U.K. battery supply chain, a big relief for the country’s largest car plant.
The maker of packs that power the Leaf electric vehicles built at Nissan’s massive factory in Sunderland, England, will add production of a longer-range battery in the coming months, Chief Operating Officer Ashwani Gupta said Thursday. The supplier investment is the latest development for the Nissan facility, which employs about 6,000 people and faced existential risks without a Brexit trade agreement.