尼桑桑德兰分厂将生产电动轿车Leaf
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Nissan is to build its new electric car at its Sunderland plant, the Japanese company has announced.

日本尼桑宣布,将在英国桑德兰的工厂生产新式电动轿车。

Nissan produces about a third of the cars made in the UK
Nissan produces about a third of the cars made in the UK

Production of the Leaf, which runs entirely1 on lithium-ion batteries, will begin in 2013 and forms part of a £420m investment in electric cars.

The production of about 50,000 a year at the factory is expected to safeguard hundreds of jobs.

The investment is backed by a £20.7m government grant(政府补助金) and up to £220m from the European Investment Bank.

'Vote of confidence'

Business Secretary Lord Mandelson said the latest development was a "fantastic vote of confidence in the Sunderland plant and its excellent workforce2(劳动力) ".

Sunderland had already been named as the site to produce Nissan's electric car batteries, creating 350 new jobs. About 60,000 will be made there when production begins next month.

Lord Mandelson said: "By working together we can achieve our aim of making the UK a world-leader in ultra-low carbon vehicles."

Nissan said the Leaf hatchback(有仓门式后背的汽车) would be the world's first affordable3 mass-produced zero emission4 car.

Senior vice5 president Andy Palmer said it would go on sale later this year and the UK was the third country to produce it after Japan and the United States.

Nissan's Sunderland plant is the UK's largest car factory, employing 4,000 people and producing about a third of the cars made in the UK.

It was founded in 1984 and built its five millionth vehicle in June 2008.

The car battery programme has already seen Nissan invest £179m there.

Last year, Nissan's chief executive Carlos Ghosn underlined his company's commitment to its electric cars programme.

"The electric car will account for 10% of the global market in 10 years," he told BBC News.

The firm has not yet revealed how much the car will cost.



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1 entirely entirely     
ad.全部地,完整地;完全地,彻底地
参考例句:
  • The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的。
  • His life was entirely given up to the educational work. 他的一生统统献给了教育工作。
2 workforce workforce     
n.劳动大军,劳动力
参考例句:
  • A large part of the workforce is employed in agriculture.劳动人口中一大部分受雇于农业。
  • A quarter of the local workforce is unemployed.本地劳动力中有四分之一失业。
3 affordable kz6zfq     
adj.支付得起的,不太昂贵的
参考例句:
  • The rent for the four-roomed house is affordable.四居室房屋的房租付得起。
  • There are few affordable apartments in big cities.在大城市中没有几所公寓是便宜的。
4 emission vjnz4     
n.发出物,散发物;发出,散发
参考例句:
  • Rigorous measures will be taken to reduce the total pollutant emission.采取严格有力措施,降低污染物排放总量。
  • Finally,the way to effectively control particulate emission is pointed out.最后,指出有效降低颗粒排放的方向。
5 vice NU0zQ     
n.坏事;恶习;[pl.]台钳,老虎钳;adj.副的
参考例句:
  • He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
  • They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。
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