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Nissan Qashqai Hits 100,000 European Sales
Nissan’s compact crossover has proven a success in Europe as the 100,000th customer sale was completed during the last week of November. The Qashqai was launched in the European market in March and according to Nissan’s stats, the UK, Russia and Italy were its three largest markets, with sales at the end of November of 17,554, 15,376 and 10,746 units respectively since launch. -Continued In order to meet demand for the car in Europe, Nissan increased production by 20% in June at its factory in Sunderland, England. And, from January, production of the Japanese version of the Qashqai will be transferred from Sunderland to Nissan’s factory in Kyushu, Japan, thus allowing extra production capacity for Europe. Sales of Dualis in Japan, as it is badged in that market, have also exceeded expectation, with total sales of over 18,000 since its introduction in May.
QASHQAI Facts and Figures:
- On average, 850 QASHQAIs are built a day at Sunderland
- Each QASHQAI receives 4608 spot-welds in construction, administered by 298 robots
- 920 different combinations of QASHQAI have been manufactured
- It takes 10.5 man hours to build a QASHQAI (including bumper mouldings and painting, and axle production)
- A QASHQAI contains approximately 2750 components (depending on specification)
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Nissan To Design, Engineer And Build Next Qashqai In Britain
The second generation of Nissan’s big-selling in Europe Qashqai crossover will be designed, engineered and built in Britain, the Japanese automaker’s CEO Carols Ghosn announced today during a meeting with UK Prime Minister David Cameron....
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Nissan Qashqai Surpasses 1 Million Sales Milestone
Nissan's well-received Qashqai model has just passed the 1,000,000 sales mark after four years in production. The compact crossover model, which is also known as the Dualis in Japan and Australia and other markets, was designed and engineered in...
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Insider: Nissan Qazan Compact Crossover Concept To Premiere In Geneva
Carscoop has learned that Nissan will take the wraps off a new compact-sized crossover concept at the Geneva Motorshow in March. Our sources told us that the concept car will be called Qazan and in effect, it will preview Nissan's new compact car...
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2009 Nissan Qashqai+2: Lwb 7-seater Version To Be Launched Next Week
This Monday on April 7, 2008, Nissan will introduce a new variant of its highly successful Qasqhai crossover – also know in Japan, Australia and other markets as the Dualis. As its name indicates, the Qasqhai+2 “crosses over†to the...
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Nissan Launches Interactive Web Site For Its 2007 Qashqai Crossover
More and more carmakers are creating interactive web sites lately in order to promote their new models. Nissan on it's part launched a new site for its 2007 Qashqai which allows you not only to design your Qashqai but also the scene around it. You...
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