Carlos Ghosn said in Paris that Nissan wanted a deal with the UK government over future investment FRANCK ROBICHON/EPATheresa May is meeting the head of Nissan today for talks over the Japanese car giant’s future in the UK. The prime minister will meet Carlos Ghosn, the chief executive, over fears for the future of its Sunderland plant, the UK’s biggest car factory, which accounts for 30 per cent of the British car industry’s output. Nissan is on the point of deciding which of its factories across Europe will be building the next Qashqai model. The plant in Sunderland employs 6,500 people in one of the most depressed regions of the country following the closure of the Redcar steelworks…

Source: The Times October 14, 2016 10:52 UTC