Nissan in headlines: Part 3 of our look back at the Echo's coverage of the Sunderland car plant as Brexit unfolded
Car giant Nissan first opened its Sunderland plant in 1986, to serve European markets.
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in 2016, in a referendum called by the Conservative government, the United Kingdom voted by 52-48 to leave the European Union.
A rocky road of negotiations and parliamentary debate began, with Nissan among a number of businesses stressing the importance of a UK-EU trade deal.
Here’s the the final part of our series showing how the Sunderland Echo covered news from Nissan’s Wearside plant during that period.