Nissan's Sunderland Plant in the UK has now been churning out cars for 35 years, and to mark the occasion the first model to roll off the production line has been given a modern electric makeover to ...

It’s been 35 years since Nissan’s Sunderland plant in the U.K. began operations, so the automaker decided to celebrate the moment with a new take on its Bluebird, the first Nissan vehicle to roll out ...

The ‘why’ you’re no doubt currently mulling is simple: the Bluebird was the first car to be built in Nissan's Sunderland factory, which now celebrates 35 years of knocking out actually very good cars ...

Nissan U.K. is celebrating 35 years of production at its Sunderland plant with an electrified restomod based on the Bluebird — the first car to roll out of the factory in 1986 — dubbed the “Newbird.” ...

The conversion was carried out by Kinghorn Electric Vehicles, based near Sunderland, which specialises in converting classic cars to electric power. Company boss George Kinghorn explained why the ...

CARMAKER Nissan has commissioned a one-off electric conversion of the iconic Bluebird – the first car off the factory’s Sunderland production line in 1986. Called ‘Newbird’, the project car celebrates ...

NISSAN’s iconic Bluebird is hitting the road again as a one-off electric car. The “newbird” project car is being released to celebrate the 35 year anniversary since the model was the first off the ...

Nissan’s Sunderland plant has celebrated a milestone on its journey to electric vehicles with the number of Leafs it has made passing production numbers for Bluebirds at the Sunderland plant. The ...

Nissan is celebrating 35 years of production at the Sunderland plant in the UK. To commemorate this occasion the Japanese automaker created a one-off electromod out of the UK-built Bluebird, calling ...