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Also Japan has just signed a big trade deal with the EU. Don't some of the models have Renault engines in them?

It’s the Renault–Nissan–Mitsubishi Alliance.


Basically, it still makes sense for Nissan to manufacture in Sunderland (in the EU), but only if it has quota and tariff free access to the single market (that’s the EU again YamFazFan)


Any issues at Sunderland they can easily switch production to France.  And as you say they can also manufacture at home in Japan (EU free trade deal).  The downside of Japan are the shipping costs.


Nissan is manufacturing the X-Trail in Japan, not because right now it is cheaper to do so, but because of BREXIT uncertainty.  Shipping is expensive (something that BREXITEERS seems to think is free) but it is a known cost – the cost of BREXIT to Nissan is currently unknown.


Nissan are fast losing confidence in the UK.


Oh post BREXIT the UK will have no free trade deal with Japan as we do today via the EU.  But Japan, well they don’t give a fuck, cos they already have a much bigger fish in the bag, the EU.  They'll shut down Sunderland and switch all production to France and Japan.