Nissan plant to shed 1,200 jobs

Car manufacturer Nissan has announced it is to axe about a quarter of the workforce at its Sunderland plant.
The company, which sent workers at the site home early before Christmas to cope with the economic downturn, said it will cut 1,200 jobs.
The plant, which opened in 1986, employs about 4,900 workers.
The firm halted manufacturing of two of its models at the Sunderland site in December and sent production staff home on full pay.

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