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| Nissan to create hundreds of jobs | Nissan to create hundreds of jobs |
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| Nissan is to announce that its Wearside factory will start producing batteries for electric cars, which is expected to create 200 new jobs. | |
| The £380m project will be supported by the European Investment Bank and aided in part by government grants. | The £380m project will be supported by the European Investment Bank and aided in part by government grants. |
| The plant, near Sunderland, has beaten off competition from other Nissan factories in Europe for the investment. | The plant, near Sunderland, has beaten off competition from other Nissan factories in Europe for the investment. |
| The move could pave the way for the production of electric vehicles at the North East plant in the near future. | |
| Last week, Toyota said it would start making its new Auris hybrid vehicle at its Derbyshire plant from mid-2010. | |
| Competition | Competition |
| Business Secretary Lord Mandelson plans a "green revolution" in the North East. | |
| He will visit the Sunderland factory and address some of the company's 4,000 workers about plans to create a "low-carbon economic area" in the region, including a research and development centre and technology park. | He will visit the Sunderland factory and address some of the company's 4,000 workers about plans to create a "low-carbon economic area" in the region, including a research and development centre and technology park. |
| Earlier this year, the government set aside £2.3bn to support Britain's ailing car industry - but nothing has yet been paid out. | Earlier this year, the government set aside £2.3bn to support Britain's ailing car industry - but nothing has yet been paid out. |
| However, Japanese car giant Nissan could be one of the first beneficiaries. | However, Japanese car giant Nissan could be one of the first beneficiaries. |
| Lord Mandelson says Nissan's move to become a major manufacturer of batteries for electric cars marks "an important advance" towards the government's ambition of the UK becoming Europe's leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. | Lord Mandelson says Nissan's move to become a major manufacturer of batteries for electric cars marks "an important advance" towards the government's ambition of the UK becoming Europe's leading manufacturer of electric vehicles. |
| The expected announcement from Nissan will come only days after its Japanese rival Toyota said it would start manufacturing the new Auris hybrid petrol-electric vehicle at its plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire from mid-2010. | The expected announcement from Nissan will come only days after its Japanese rival Toyota said it would start manufacturing the new Auris hybrid petrol-electric vehicle at its plant in Burnaston, Derbyshire from mid-2010. |