Nissan invests in UK Qashqai production

Nissan is investing £22 million in one of the main lines at its UK factory in order to boost production of the popular Qashqai crossover.

Qashqai tops Nissan’s European production

Nissan says it has now built more Qashqais than any other model in its three decades of manufacturing in Europe. Production of the mid-range cross-over recently passed the previous record of 2,368,704 units held by the Micra supermini.

Autonomous ‘piloted drive’ Qashqai announced

The award-winning Nissan Qashqai crossover will be the company’s first vehicle in Europe to feature autonomous ‘Piloted Drive’ technology when it rolls off the line next year, Nissan announced today. Produced at Nissan’s flagship manufacturing plant in Sunderland, UK, the refreshed Qashqai will be equipped with ‘Piloted Drive 1.0’ a feature that allows cars to drive autonomously and safely in a single lane in heavy traffic conditions on highways.

Nissan presents its vision for the future

Nissan has an ambitious goal of pursuing zero emission vehicles and zero fatalities on the road, and today it revealed its ‘Intelligent Mobility’ vision at the Geneva International Motor Show. Created to guide the Nissan product evolution, Intelligent Mobility will anchor critical company decisions around how cars are powered, how cars are driven, and how cars integrate into society, all while staying focused on creating more enjoyable driving experiences.

First Infiniti Q30s delivered

Infiniti says the first British customers have now taken delivery of their Q30s. The compact premium model is built at Nissan’s UK factory near Sunderland, and production started in December.