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UK offered Nissan Brexit assurances, 80 million pounds for car investment

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Britain promised Nissan up to 80 million pounds ($104 million) of support and offered Brexit-related assurances to help secure a major investment from the Japanese carmaker in 2016, according to a well-guarded letter released on Monday.

Nissan said in October 2016 that it would build the next generation of its Qashqai and X-Trail sport utility vehicles at its northern English Sunderland plant, but on Sunday cancelled plans to build the X-Trail as diesel sales slide in Europe.

The original decision, which would have created 740 new jobs, was hailed by Prime Minister Theresa May, who had newly taken office at the time, as a major boost to Britain as it began the process of extricating itself from the European Union.

But the letter, which the government refused to publish on multiple occasions, had prompted accusations that ministers were doing secretive deals with firms, prompting some Brexiteers to question whether pledges made might keep Britain tied to EU mechanisms such as the customs union.

"The government fully recognises the significance of the EU market to your presence in Sunderland," wrote business minister Greg Clark to then Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn.

"It will be a critical priority of our negotiation to support UK car manufacturers and ensure that their ability to export to and from the EU is not adversely affected by the UK`s future relationship with the EU."

"We will set our ambitions high and vigorously pursue continued access to the European market as an objective in future negotiations."

The up to 80 million pounds of support on skills, research and development and innovation was contingent on the new Qashqai and X-Trail models being built in Britain, Clark wrote.

He wrote to a lawmaker on Monday that 61 million pounds` worth of grants were made in June last year and said that "any grant amount will only be awarded in line with the terms of the offer."

Nissan, which builds 30 percent of Britain`s 1.52 million cars at its factory, the country`s biggest car plant, exports the vast majority of the vehicles to EU countries and, like the rest of the industry, is worried about tariffs if there is a no-deal Brexit.

"The letter, written in October 2016, shows Nissan and the UK Government’s continued desire to support investment in the UK and maintain Sunderland as one of Nissan’s manufacturing hubs in Europe," the company said on Monday.

The firm will still build its new Juke and Qashqai models at the factory which opened in 1986 after then prime minister Margaret Thatcher successfully encouraged Japanese companies to pick the country as a gateway into Europe. Brexit uncertainty has since prompted consternation in some boardrooms in Tokyo.

On Feb. 1, an EU-Japan free trade agreement also kicked in, which includes the EU`s commitment to removing tariffs of 10 percent on imported Japanese cars, diminishing part of the business case for building in Europe.

Union representatives met Nissan representatives on Monday and said they would push to secure the future of the site.

"Unite will continue to press for further long-term guarantees over future investment and new models to secure the site’s future for generations to come," said acting national officer for the automotive sector Steve Bush.

(This article has not been edited by Zeebiz editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

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