Nissan will keep the establishment in Sunderland, England

The fate of the establishment was uncertain after the referendum in June 2016, when the British voted Brexit.

Japanese carmaker Nissan will keep the plant in Sunderland in the north-east of England. The fate of the establishment was uncertain after the referendum in June 2016, in which British voters voted to withdraw the country from the European Union. Britain left the union definitively at the end of last year and, almost at the last minute, concluded an agreement with the bloc on future trade relations. This means that mutual trade will not be burdened by new tariffs and quotas, although costs will inevitably increase as a result of border controls and additional administration. The post-Brexit agreement guarantees the future of the plant, which employs about 6,000 people, said Nissan Ashwani Gupta, Nissan's chief operating officer. The move by the carmaker was welcomed by the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who described it as a great expression of confidence.