Nissan to invest £13bn on speeding switch to electric cars

Sunderland plant to play key role as carmaker says it will introduce 23 electrified' models by 2030

Nissan is to invest almost 2tn yen (13.2bn) into vehicle electrification over the next five years, including a key role for its plant in Sunderland, in its battle with rival traditional carmakers and specialists such as Tesla.

The Japanese car manufacturer, which launched one of the world's first mass market electric vehicles (EVs) with its Leaf model a decade ago, said it would introduce 23 electrified" vehicle models by 2030, with 15 of them fully electric. The remainder would be hybrids.