Japanese car giants Nissan are investing £250m in Sunderland to make a small luxury car, creating "hundreds of jobs" in the UK.
"The Sunderland factory is very competitive," said Nissan's chief performance officer Colin Dodge. The Infiniti model was penned by Nissan's design team in London and engineered at its technical centre in Bedfordshire.
UK Business Secretary Vince Cable visited the Sunderland plant on Wednesday for the investment announcement.
Nissan had earlier announced in April that it will start manufacturing two models of the luxury brand Infiniti in China. Nissan aim to increase its Infiniti sales in China. Last year it sold just under 20,000 units in the world's biggest car market. Nissan face some barriers to entry as China currently imposes import tariffs on luxury goods, which makes Infiniti cars more expensive for buyers.
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