Best of two worlds

Nissan Qashqai has been a massive success in the UK, the British designed, engineered and built car has secured a spot in the top ten best sellers list and it has just passed the 1,000,000 sold mark worldwide after just four years in production.

The car which is styled between a traditional hatchback and elevated SUV, the Nissan Qashqai has captured the car-buying public's imagination with by merging the best of two worlds. The Nissan Qashqai was updated with refreshed design and improved fuel economy and CO2 emissions in March 2010; it has been a strong model of the Nissan’s European line-up for four consecutive years.

The Nissan Leaf in Salisbury and the Nissan Qashqai is currently produced in the Sunderland factory in the UK, the Kyushu factory in Japan, and in Dongfeng Nissan's Huadu Plant and Zhengzhou Nissan's No. 2 Plant in China. The UK is the biggest producer of the Nissan Qashqai, with more than 800,000 of the 1,000,000 being made in Sunderland.

Guillaume Masurel, Nissan's Global Chief Marketing Manager for Nissan Qashqai, said: "Qashqai is clearly the pioneer when it comes to 'Compact Crossovers', setting the trend that others in the industry follow. Its balance of key SUV attributes like robust design, roomy interior and higher driving position combined with the benefits of a hatchback such as great fuel economy, compactness and driving dynamics, resonates well with customers around the world. Combining the innovative concept with customer-oriented technology features, the Qashqai clearly demonstrates Nissan's unique approach to meet customers' changing expectations of their cars."