The North East (NE) is home to five leading OEM's including Nissan Motor Manufacturing UK, Komatsu, Caterpillar, Smith Electric Vehicle & Explorer, who are responsible for producing over 502,000 passenger cars and commercial vehicles & 6,400 non-highway vehicles.
The strength of the automotive sector in the North East come from this diversity of OEMs, ranging from a volume car manufacturer, to off highway vehicle manufacturers through to specialist caravan and motorhome builders and zero emission commercial electric vehicles manufacturers.
