sing in on the Micra as the highest volume car in the history of Nissan’s Sunderland Plant. The Sunderland Plant produced 2,368,704 Micras over an 18-year period from 1992 to 2010. Total global production of the new Qashqai now tops 2.5 million, including the first generation Qashqai (sold as the Dualis in Japan), made by Nissan in China and Japan. From 2015, the new Qashqai will also be manufactured at Nissan’s plant in St. Petersburg for sa...

News  Updated at: 2014/11/06

Nissan to expand Sunderland Plant Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. said it has applied for permission at the Sunderland city council to extend its plant located in the city in northeast England. The automaker has decided on the expansion to meet strong demand for the Qashqai SUV (called the Dualis in Japan), the Juke crossover SUV, the Note and the Leaf EV. In addition to producing these models, the Sunderland facility will also build the premium brand Inf...

News  Updated at: 2013/08/22

Nissan to use more Korean-made components in SUVs produced in Kyushu Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. is increasing adoption of auto parts manufactured in Korea in SUV-type models that are assembled at its Kyushu Plant in Kanda-machi, Fukuoka Prefecture. The "Rogue" for North America and "Dualis" for the domestic market will be installed with a growing number of components used in their sister models produced at Renault-Samsung in Korea. This is indicativ...

News  Updated at: 2010/04/19

Nissan to conduct project to promote eco-driving in U.K. by use of Intelligent Transport System Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced that it will undertake an energy saving eco-drive project in the U.K. utilizing the Intelligent Transport System (ITS). One hundred Nissan X-Trail and Dualis (Qashqai in the U.K.) owners have been invited to participate in the program. They will be provided ...

News  Updated at: 2009/06/29

ime in its history. The automaker, who is enjoying strong sales especially in China and ASEAN countries, is planning to further expand its sales in the region by introducing the Livina multi-purpose passenger car, Qashqai SUV, known as the Dualis in Japan, and the Frontier Navara pickup truck to the market. Nissan defines overseas markets outside Japan, the U.S. and Europe...

News  Updated at: 2007/11/06

Ltd. will enhance the production of the C segment vehicles such as SUVs at its Kyushu plant in Kanda-machi, Fukuoka prefecture. Production of its SUV model "Rogue" will start for the U.S. market in December, and the production of "Dualis" for the domestic market in January 2008, at its 1st Kyushu plant, which is used for producing the D segment ...

News  Updated at: 2007/10/24

Dualis production to start at Nissan Kyushu within this year Nissan Motor will start to produce the "Dualis" (called "Qashqai" in Europe) for the domestic market at its Kyushu Plant as early as the end of this year, the company said on August 30. The model is currently produced at its Sunderland Plant in the U.K. and supplied to the Japanese market. Sales of the Dualis are brisk in Japan and Nissan has an order backlog exceeding 13,000. Nissan ha...

News  Updated at: 2007/08/31

he compact SUV market will hover at a level of over 80,000 units per year. According to Nissan, the new X-TRAIL will compete with the Toyota RAV4, Honda CR-V, Mitsubishi Outlander, Subaru Forester among others. It also said that the Nissan Dualis released this year, Honda Crossroad and Toyota bB are categorized as new concept city ride SUVs, not compact SUVs...

News  Updated at: 2007/08/28

Nissan to improve price competitiveness of Rogue Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. will enhance price competitiveness of its new SUV "Rogue " to be launched in North America in September. By promoting parts sharing with the "Qashqai" (marketed as Dualis in Japan), which has already been launched in the European market, the company has set the lowest price of the Rogue model at a affo...

News  Updated at: 2007/06/27

Nissan to further invest in the Sunderland plant, UK, for QASHQAI production increase Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. announced on June 18 that it will invest a further 2.4 million pounds (approx. 580 million yen) in its Sunderland plant, U.K., to increase its QASHQAI (Dualis in Japan) crossover vehicle production. Of its two production lines, the line No. 1 for both the QASHQAI a...

News  Updated at: 2007/06/19

development facility reinforcement program that has been undertaken globally since 2001. The overall renewal plan has completed with the completion of the new design center, which is expected to serve as a core facility for Nissan's design development The company also showed the press its new SUV "Dualis" to be launched in the domestic market next spring.(From an article in the Nikkan Jidosha Shimbun on December. 13, 2006)...

News  Updated at: 2006/12/13

Nissan announces new UK-made SUV Nissan Motor Co., Ltd. presented on Sep. 6 its new compact SUV, the "Qashqai," produced in the U.K. Sales will start in February 2007 in Europe with an annual target of 100,000 units, followed in the first half of 2007 by Japan, where the model will be named "Dualis." Sales target in Japan is undecided. The exterior features a design cue similar to that of the large SUV "Murano." Four engine options will be ava...

News  Updated at: 2006/09/07