Live from Nissan car plant
This morning Victoria's at the Nissan car plant in Sunderland - taking a in depth look into the state of the British car industry. She'll be talking to workers, bosses and people across the country who work in all aspects of the motor business.
If you work in the car industry tell us what it's like for you, and how optimistic you are about the future?
UPDATE: Watch our video from in front of the production line:
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Below: Victoria speaks to Trevor Mann - Nissan Senior Vice President of Manufacturing
Left to right: Davey Hall of Unite Sunderland; Vic Young, car dealer in Sunderland for 39 years; Steve Dunn, a material handler who's one of 150 people to start a new job at the plant.
Left to right: Michael Simpson, Gary Fisher, Phil Jefferies, Susan Hayes, Sarah Green
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Did I hear Victoria say the workers on the production line have to put their hand up if they want to go to the toilet ?
2009 and but we are still treating people as though we are stuck in the dark ages.
Sounds a great place to work.
Not.
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When people phone up to say they are buying a new car on the scappage scheme, why does Victoria sound so shocked and horrified that people have the money to do so, as if they are criminals or something?????
Some people do manage their finances, you know!!
She really does get worse.
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Is Victoria going for a canteen lunch?
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Is Leonard-Zelig honestly for real!!!?
If people just walked off a production line when they felt like it, there would be dozens of cars/products moving past their station by the time they came back!
By letting someone know they need to leave their area, they can get cover until they come back.
No brainer really, ain't it?
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What is this woman going on about - "no-one's got 4k for a car"
Now IF the banks hadn't been bailed out - NO-ONE WOULD have 4k!!!!!!!!!
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Sounds like if victoria wants to use the staff canteen or the loo she will have to put her hand up and ask the management at this place for permission.
I do wish management would treat other people like adults.
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Has victoria actually interviewed any of the workers who work on the production line ?
Probably afraid to say anything.
She seems to be just interviewing the suits.
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Can someone get "Vincent Nichols" back on and ask him some proper questions?
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Not surprising the story's not even on the 12:00 NEWS
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In the video clip, did she really say the Nissan plant is 3 million square miles in area? Or am I mishearing it?
That cannot be right. The whole of England is only a little over 50 thousand square miles!
But then I have noticed that Ms Derbyshire get a lot of things wrong.
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I think they sent her there as a joke
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Interesting Programme, in some/many ways.
(For those 'bored' by a radio representation of human working lives in a highly automated manufacturing plant ... consider ... For those 'bored' by a radio representation of human working lives in a highly automated, repetitive, manufacturing plant ... consider ... For those 'bored' by a radio representation of human working lives in a highly automated, seldom varying, manufacturing plant ... etc ... (re)consider ... )
(p.s. I trust Nissan donated at least free Micra to the BBC car pool for the free three-hour advert!)
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Nice to see that the safe ground subject matter concerning the north east relegation threatened premier football clubs was neatly inserted and made it's way into the conversation.
Nice touch that.
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