The initiative that helped bring Nissan to the region is still hard at work, writes Alastair Gilmour. John Sanderson with Richard, one of his three sons, at The Centurion, Newcastle Nissan arrived in Sunderland in 1986 and has thrived ever since Margaret Thatcher opened the first factory in what is now a giant complex. But now Brexit threatens its North East future and that of the 7,755-strong workforce and 30,000 jobs in the supply chain. More than 30 years ago, the chairman