It was at Nissan Sunderland that the first Nissan Bluebird for commercial sale rolled off the line in 1986, and it is here that they are driving forward Nissan EV36Zero, a £1 billion project to create the world’s first electric vehicle manufacturing hub. Since the start of production Nissan Sunderland have built over 11 million cars, the fastest UK car manufacturer to achieve this milestone and meaning a car has rolled off the line every two minutes since 1986.

With over 6,000 employees across a 362,000 square metre site of world-leading manufacturing excellence, there is a lot to discover and learn at Nissan Sunderland.

THE PRESS SHOP
In the Press Shop you will see the aluminium and steel coils waiting to enter one of the fully-automated, high-tonnage press lines.

The presses range from 2,700 tons to 5,200 tons. Experience getting up close to the largest press, to see how the panels for the vehicles are made into perfect shape.

BODY SHOP
See how the skilled workers assemble the body panels of the vehicles from Press Shop, using 1,200 robots. The state-of-the-art robots are programmed to complete 90% of the work.

FINAL ASSEMBLY LINE
At Final Assembly Line the world-class manufacturing staff fit just under 3,000 parts to each vehicle. You will see how the quality inspectors fully test the vehicles as they roll off the line ready for dispatch to customers around the world.

11.30 am Meet at the Wearside Farm Inn for a carvery lunch

12.30 pm Depart by own car to Nissan Factory (access will be given at the gate on arrival)

1.00 pm Factory Tour to the Press Shop, Body Shop and Final Assembly Line

4.30 pm Tour ends