Top Nissan Motor executive Andy Palmer told an auto industry forum in London demand is growing worldwide for new cars, particularly in China and India.
His vision for the future is “every car will feature electric motor propulsion of some kind”. The automaker recently started making the Leaf EV and its at its Sunderland factory.
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Palmer said investments being made into low carbon and zero emission mobility are examples of why the automotive industry must remain as a core economic engine for the long term future of the UK economy.
Key to realising the country’s growth potential is attracting the world’s biggest manufacturers and suppliers to base their operations in the UK.
To that end, the the Automotive Investment Organisation, headed by former Ford executive, Joe Greenwell, funded by up to GBP3m over the next two years, will spearhead a campaign to attract inward investment to the UK.
That is one of the main themes of the automotive industrial strategy that government will publish shortly.
