Sunderland residents talk about the impact of Nissan's announcement
Nissan and its partners have announced a £2bn plan to build three electric car models at its Sunderland factory - we headed out into the city to see what locals thought of the news.
The Japanese firm will build electric Qashqai and Juke models at the plant alongside the next generation of the electric Leaf, which is already produced there.
The scheme could help preserve the jobs of about 6,000 workers directly, and thousands more across the UK.
Nissan said that alongside this, a major new battery plant known as a gigafactory will also be needed.
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