On long road back from Brexit, north-east’s recovery rides on survival of Nissan’s ‘shining star’ plant

I n a factory in Gateshead, engineers carefully wind metal wires around iron cores to go in electric motors. Here, workers produce a smaller “pancake motor”, which generates higher torque than conventional versions for supercars or construction equipment. These workers form part of north-east Engla...

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