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Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at Sunderland plant as demand for diesel cars plummets | Nissan to cut hundreds of jobs at Sunderland plant as demand for diesel cars plummets |
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Nissan is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant, citing plummeting demand for diesel cars after an emissions scandal. | Nissan is cutting hundreds of jobs at its Sunderland plant, citing plummeting demand for diesel cars after an emissions scandal. |
The Japanese vehicle manufacturer said the cuts were not related to Brexit. | |
It comes just days after Jaguar Land Rover cut 1,000 agency staff jobs, blaming continued difficult trading conditions in the car market. | It comes just days after Jaguar Land Rover cut 1,000 agency staff jobs, blaming continued difficult trading conditions in the car market. |
A spokesperson for Nissan said: “As previously communicated, we are transitioning to a new range of powertrains over the next year. | A spokesperson for Nissan said: “As previously communicated, we are transitioning to a new range of powertrains over the next year. |
"As we make the operational changes required to support this, we will be managing a planned short-term reduction in powertrain supply and plant volumes at NMUK in line with our 2018 Business Plan. | |
"We are now discussing these operational changes with our employees.” | |
Sales of diesel cars fell 37 per cent in March, compared to a year earlier amid confusion about their environmental impact. | |
In the November Budget, Chancellor Philip Hammond announced a tax on new diesel vehicles that fail to meet new emissions standards. | |
It emerged in 2015 that Volkswagen had been cheating on emissions tests and its cars were more polluting than had been claimed. | |
The "dieselgate" scandal has since spread to a number other manufacturers whose cars emitted a greater amount of harmful pollutants on the road than they did in emissions tests. | |
Nitrogen oxides (NOx) and other particulates emitted by diesel vehicles are a major contributor to poor air quality which can worsen respiratory conditions among other illnesses. |