British PM Imports Jobs From Japan

Bertel Schmitt
by Bertel Schmitt

Today, British Prime Minister David Cameron arrived at a state visit to Japan. His trip was feted as a success even before his plane touched down at Tokyo’s Haneda airport. Nissan announced that a new midsized model will be produced at Nissan’s Sunderland Plant in 2014.

The currently unnamed hatch will bring more than 1,000 jobs to the region, 225 at Nissan and 900 at suppliers. Together with the B-segment compact car announced in Geneva, Nissan will bring more than 3,000 new jobs to the UK, and increased job security to David Cameron.

Bertel Schmitt
Bertel Schmitt

Bertel Schmitt comes back to journalism after taking a 35 year break in advertising and marketing. He ran and owned advertising agencies in Duesseldorf, Germany, and New York City. Volkswagen A.G. was Bertel's most important corporate account. Schmitt's advertising and marketing career touched many corners of the industry with a special focus on automotive products and services. Since 2004, he lives in Japan and China with his wife <a href="http://www.tomokoandbertel.com"> Tomoko </a>. Bertel Schmitt is a founding board member of the <a href="http://www.offshoresuperseries.com"> Offshore Super Series </a>, an American offshore powerboat racing organization. He is co-owner of the racing team Typhoon.

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  • SCE to AUX SCE to AUX on Apr 10, 2012

    I like Cameron; he's done a good job isolating Britain from the economic mess in the rest of Europe. Good for them getting this plant.

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    • Obruni Obruni on Apr 11, 2012

      this plant has been around for a long time, well before Cameron came to power. and UK isolated from the mess? that's hilarious, half of its exports go to the eurozone

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