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CEO confirms factory is not one of planned closures, but Nissan "needs support from the government" in UK

Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa said the company is committed to the future of its Sunderland plant but called on the government to make the UK a more hospitable place to build cars - or risk further factory closures.

Recently appointed to the top job at Nissan, Espinosa is tasked with leading the company out of a dramatic global slump - and he has already announced that the firm will cut 20,000 jobs globally and trim its worldwide production network from 17 vehicle factories to 10.

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