Nissan Qashqai to be designed, engineered and produced in Britain
It has been announced that the next generation Nissan Qashqai will be designed, engineered and built in Britain after a meeting was held between the president and chief executive officer of Nissan Motor Co, Carlos Ghosn and the Prime Minister David Cameron.
The new Nissan Qashqai represents a £192 million investment in Britain and will be funded completely by Nissan. And with the announcement, it means that 6000 direct and indirect jobs will be safeguarded. The Nissan Qashqai is currently the highest-volume car produced in the UK and sees 80% export levels.
The development of the car will begin at Nissan’s European Design Centre in Paddington, London, and then the finished design will then be passed to engineers from the Nissan Technical Centre Europe in Cranfield, Bedfordshire. Finally, the new car will be built at the Sunderland manufacturing facility.
Nissan also invested £420 million in the Sunderland plant, in order to develop the Nissan LEAF for 2013, and in a new stand-alone facility where lithium-ion batteries for Renault and Nissan vehicles will be produced from 2012.
Carlos Ghosn said: “The UK has been a cornerstone of Nissan manufacturing since 1986, with the Sunderland plant setting important benchmarks for quality and efficiency in Europe and around the world. And as Nissan’s leadership in sustainable transportation grows, the plant will become one of the pillars of our zero-emission manufacturing.”
Prime Minister David Cameron said: “This investment from Nissan is fantastic news and a great demonstration of the strength and vitality of the UK car industry. It is vital that we have a strong manufacturing base to rebalance our economy and secure sustainable economic growth, and it is this Government’s determination that we do all we can to enable businesses to invest, to grow and create jobs.”
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