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News : Nissan secures Sunderland’s future

28 May 2020 Keith Adams 51

Nissan’s highly-successful Sunderland factory, located in Washington, will remain open following a wide-ranging global re-organisation of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance. With partner Renault aiming to move more production to France, news […]

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News : Nissan cements UK Qashqai production with fresh investment

8 March 2020 Keith Adams 10

Nissan has unveiled a new £52m XL press line at its UK manufacturing plant in Washington, as preparations ramp up for production of the next-generation Qashqai. The investment in the […]

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News : Nissan cancels plan to build new X-Trail in the UK

4 February 2019 Keith Adams 15

Headlining a number of gloomy UK Automotive stories is Nissan’s announcement that production of the X-Trail SUV will not be moving to the UK, despite the company having made a commitment that it would […]

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News : Nissan commits to post-Brexit UK production

27 October 2016 Keith Adams 39

Nissan has confirmed that the next Qashqai and X-Trail models will be built at its Sunderland plant in Washington. The good news means that the factory, one of Europe’s most productive at quality, will remain at the heart of its European operations. […]

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News : Nissan UK makes its 50,000th Leaf

11 May 2016 Keith Adams 3

Three years after Nissan introduced electric vehicle and battery manufacturing to Europe, the 50,000th European-built Nissan Leaf has rolled off the production line. The silver, Tekna grade Leaf rolled off the […]

NIssan Qashqai now Nissan's most successful UK-built car
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News : Qashqai takes UK record for Nissan

12 March 2016 Keith Adams 18

Nissan has now built more Qashqais than any other car in its three decades of manufacturing in Europe. Production at Washington has recently surpassed the previous highest single-name manufacturing total. That record […]

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First Drive : Nissan Qashqai

25 February 2014 Keith Adams 27

The Nissan Qashqai is the pride of the North East. Since its launch in 2007, it has been an enduring success that has increased its sales year-on-year, not only re-energising […]

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News : Nissan’s London Taxi to be assembled in Coventry

29 January 2014 Keith Adams 24

Dan Powell Nissan has announced that the NV200 London Taxi will be built in Coventry. The cabs will be assembled by Exhall-based ADV Manufacturing at a new plant as part […]

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News : Nissan Qashqai wins What Car? CoTY 2014

9 January 2014 Keith Adams 22

What Car?  has named the British designed, developed and manufactured Nissan Qashqai as its Car of the Year 2014. The 37th annual What Car? Awards were held at the Grosvenor […]

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News : Nissan unveils the new Qashqai

7 November 2013 Keith Adams 56

Dan Powell Nissan has unveiled its second-generation British-made, designed and engineered Nissan Qashqai, with new engines, improved refinement and a larger interior. Order books are now open, with deliveries expected […]

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News : New Qashqai teased ahead of November launch

28 October 2013 Keith Adams 15

Britain’s largest car producer, Nissan, has teased the 2014 Qashqai ahead of its launch in little over a week’s time. Nissan says the launch of the car that it describes […]

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News : New Nissan Note to be built in the UK

4 July 2013 Keith Adams 16

Nissan, the UK’s largest car manufacturer, has confirmed that its latest B-segment challenger, the new Note, will be built in the UK at its Sunderland factory in Washington. Like the […]

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News : Nissan notches up 10,000 European Leaf sales

2 June 2013 Keith Adams 26

The world’s best selling electric car, the Washington-built Nissan Leaf has notched up an important landmark, by reaching 10,000 sales in Europe. A nurse from Paris will be using hers […]

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News : Nissan LEAF production now underway in the UK

4 April 2013 Keith Adams 67

The facelifted Nissan LEAF, incorporating more than 100 updates, is now rolling off the line at the company’s record-breaking Sunderland Plant, using advanced lithium-ion batteries manufactured in Nissan’s new UK […]

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