00:01A major change at Nissan Sunderland plant will see production lines merged as part of a wider
00:06European restructure. The carmaker says it will consolidate two lines, building the Leaf, Duke
00:12and Qashqai models into a single production line. Across Europe, around 900 jobs will go as part of
00:19a 10% workforce reduction. Nissan says that no UK jobs will be lost because of the line merger,
00:25although a small number of office roles are included in wider European changes.
00:30The company says the moves are part of its recovery plan. It says discussions are ongoing with staff
00:36and it's looking at future opportunities for the Sunderland site, which currently runs below full
00:42capacity.
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