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Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV

The Guardian Business · 16 September 2026 at 11:38

Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV

Latest attempt to secure future of Britain’s biggest car factory may be subject to UK weakening EV sales mandate Nissan has said it will invest £170m to build a new SUV at its factory in Sunderland – but said the move was subject to the UK weakening its electric vehicle sales mandate .

The new hybrid model, the Kicks, is Nissan’s latest attempt to secure the future of the plant, which employs 6,000 people in Tyne and Wear and is Britain’s biggest car factory.

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Sunderland gets its Kicks: Nissan to invest £170m to build new hybrid SUV

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