Nissan announced its plans over the weekend to stop making the vehicle in the UK.
- "While we have taken this decision for business reasons, the continued uncertainty around the U.K.'s future relationship with the EU is not helping companies like ours to plan for the future"
The plant where the X-Trail was made also produces other models, these will continue in production.
More at the Nikkei, here, which also notes other Auto production disruptions in the UK to come as the March 29 deadline approaches:
- Jaguar Land Rover announced in January that it would cut 4,500 jobs
- BMW and Honda will temporarily suspend production in April
