Britain’s auto industry changed dramatically on Maggie Thatcher’s watch. Japanese carmakers began setting up assembly plants in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, starting with Nissan in Sunderland in the North East of England in 1986.
Britain’s auto industry changed dramatically on Maggie Thatcher’s watch. Japanese carmakers began setting up assembly plants in the United Kingdom in the 1980s, starting with Nissan in Sunderland in the North East of England in 1986.