- Nissan will produce in the UK  a new compact car for its Infiniti brand from 2015 on (forecasted sales: 60,000 units per year).

- The investment is over 250 million pounds (307 million euros) and will create 1,000 jobs in total, including 280 on the site of Sunderland.

- The new vehicle will compete with the Mercedes A-Class, BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 in particular.

- The Sunderland plant will therefore produce five models in 2015: Qashqai, Juke, Note, Leaf and Infiniti compact. The plant capacity is currently 470,000 vehicles per year.

Data source: File #55 - Worldwide registrations by countries and by makes and File #10 - Start of Production (SOP) of new and modified vehicles in Europe