New Infiniti Model Is Welcomed

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NISSAN'S latest multi-million-pound investment in Wearside was welcomed yesterday. On a visit to the factory, Business Secretary Vince Cable said: "Congratulations should go to the workforce as it's a great vote of confidence in them. I think this year they will have produced half a million cars, which is the first time that has been done in Britain.

"You remember a generation ago the car industry was written off but the credibility of the industry has been built up here.

"The fact that new models are being built like the Infiniti which will export to world markets is a really great tribute to the industry. "Britain has made itself hospitable to big foreign investors …