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Nissan announced plans to build A £1 billion ($1.38 billion) "gigafactory" in เกมสล็อต Sunderland, England, to boost the country's plans for electric vehicles.The Japanese automaker said it was launching the program. It's named the Nissan EV36Zero along with battery technology company Envision AESC. and the City Council of Sunderland.

Nissan, which has been in Sunderland for 35 years, said it would create 1,650 new jobs at the center: 900 at Nissan and 750 at Envision AESC.Nissan's chief operating officer Ashwani Gupta, speaking to CNBC's "Squawk Box Europe" on Thursday, said the move demonstrated “Our roadmap to … carbon neutrality”The so-called Gigafactories – a term coined by Tesla CEO Elon Musk – are places where electric vehicle batteries are mass-produced.

Nissan joins other major auto companies Many are trying to focus on developing batteries for electric vehicles.earlier this week French auto company Renault has announced that it has signed a “Two major partners” involved in the design and manufacturing of electric vehicle batteries.Back in March, Germany's Volkswagen announced it was aiming to build several large factories in Europe by the end of the decade.

Chip shortage

While his conversation with focused on Thursday's announcement, The global chip shortage is a reminder that the automotive sector still faces some of the same problems as others.Gupta admits that the situation around semiconductors is a "challenge, not only for Nissan but also for the industry." but for all automotive manufacturers But let me say that after the pandemic, this is [the] new normal because we plan our supply chain based on predictable circumstances, and this is [an] unpredictable situation.