Nissan to axe 1,200 jobs in the UK

Car giant Nissan is to axe 1,200 jobs in the wake of the economic slowdown which has hit the motor industry hard and led to sales slumping, the car giant announced today.

The jobs will go at the firm’s plant in Sunderland, which employs around 5,000 workers and is one of the most long-established and biggest employers in the North East.