A senior figure at car maker Nissan has issued a warning over the future of its Sunderland plant, despite the company announcing its highest number of apprentices at the factory.
Nissan said it was “searching for the talent of the future” as it highlighted 140 apprenticeship positions in a variety of roles. The jobs in manufacturing, maintenance, business administration and engineering - which have been praised by a Government Minister - are the largest intake of apprentices in the plant’s 39-year history.
But at the same time Nissan’s chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta has used an interview with the BBC to warn that rising business costs in the UK were a problem for the firm and could affect the decision on where it made future models of the Juke and Qashqai.
