Nissan has announced that it is extending its scrappage scheme, allowing Nissan owners to trade in their old models for new ones.

Despite the government-funded scheme finishing this month, the manufacturer is offering owners of Nissan cars aged at least seven years old the opportunity to scrap their car and receive £2,000 off a brand new one.

The only models eligible for the scheme are British-built ones, which would have been manufactured at the UK’s largest car production plant in Sunderland.

Nissan’s scheme will begin on April 1st and is due to end on June 30th.
Managing director at Nissan, Paul Willcox, said he hoped the extended scheme would help the brand "sustain the positive results seen to date" and, at the same time, continue to support the UK economy.

The brand’s new all-electric model will be manufactured at the Sunderland Nissan plant, it was recently announced.

From 2013, the Sunderland plant will be responsible for the production of the LEAF for the whole of Europe.

Around £420 million has been invested by Nissan, which is expected to safeguard 2,250 jobs at the brand in the UK.

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