Nissan's Sunderland factory safe but plant in Barcelona will close

Carmaker seeks to improve efficiency' at UK plant and will reduce worldwide spending

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Nissan has confirmed it will not close its Sunderland manufacturing plant, instead shutting a factory in Barcelona as the Japanese carmaker seeks to cut 2.3bn in costs worldwide.

The decision puts 2,800 jobs at risk in Spain but removed a short-term threat to most of the 6,700 jobs at Britain's biggest car plant in Sunderland.