from 2024, the brexit deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it s been a success story which, with government support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come. simon jack, bbc news, sunderland. now on bbc news: the travel show coming up on this week s show: rajan s washboard recital in new orleans. christa s underwater concert in denmark. that s so cool! woo hoo! and a bit of bell thumping in bavaria. hello, and welcome to the show.
of a car industry. but investments like this are being made all over the world and this will have to be the first of many if the uk is to keep pace with the electric car revolution. batteries are heavy and require careful handling, so building cars and batteries close together makes economic and operational sense. by having the gigafactories in the uk, we are actually safeguarding the future of the automotive industry and the jobs that go with that. and, yes, we are behind germany, for example, who already have production at six or seven times this level, but we can catch up and this is a very good start. it s not just nissan. vauxhall is in talks with the government about its own electric plans, with an announcement expected imminently. this is also a race against the clock. from 2024, the brexit deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it s been a success story which, with gover
against the clock. from 2024, the brexit deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it s been a success story which, with government support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come. simonjack, bbc news, sunderland. prince william and prince harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales, on what would have been her 60th birthday. the duke of cambridge and duke of sussex, whose relationship has been strained in recent months, met for the first time since the duke of edinburgh s funeral in april. 0ur royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the event should have been solely about their mother the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. the special bond between two young princes has been broken.
of many if the uk is to keep pace with the electric car revolution. batteries are heavy and require careful handling, so building cars and batteries close together makes economic and operational sense. by having the gigafactories in the uk we are actually safeguarding the future of the automotive industry and the jobs that go with that. yes, we are behind germany, for example, who already have production at six or seven times this level, but we can catch up and this is a very good start. it s not just nissan. vauxhall is in talks with the government about its own electric plans, with an announcement expected imminently. this is also a race against the clock. from 2024, the brexit deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it s been a success story which, with government support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come.
with the government about its own electric plans with an announcement expected imminently. this is also a race against the clock. from 2024, the brexit deal means cars exported to the eu must have higher levels of local content to avoid tariffs. the uk government started wooing nissan 35 years ago. it s been a success story which, with government support helping oil the wheels, looks set to continue for many years to come. simonjack, bbc news, sunderland. prince william and prince harry have unveiled a statue of their mother, diana, princess of wales on what would have been her 60th birthday. the brothers, whose relationship has been strained in recent months, met for the first time since the duke of edinburgh s funeral in april. our royal correspondent nicholas witchell reports. the event should ve been solely about their mother the unveiling by her sons of a statue of diana, princess of wales. but the sons, william and harry, have fallen out. the special bond between two young prin