Nissan are celebrating after the UK-built Qashqai set a new production record.
The model is now the most produced model in Nissan’s three decades of European manufacturing, surpassing the benchmark set by the Nissan Micra. The end of February saw the 2,398,134th Nissan Qashqai roll of the Sunderland assembly line, which churns out around 1,200 Qashqai’s each day, making it the only UK-built car in history to pass the 2million mark in such a short time in production. Qashqai production began almost a decade ago, and with the Sunderland plant building a new one on average every 62 seconds the model shows no sign slowing its progress.
The Sunderland factory will celebrate 30 years of Nissan production later this year, and as well as being the home of European Qashqai production also manufactures the Juke, all-electric LEAF, Note hatchback, and Infinit Q30 models.
Colin Lawther, Nissan’s Senior Vice President for Manufacturing, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management in Europe, heralded the Qashqai’s record breaking production numbers by saying: “The Qashqai created an entirely new segment when it was first launched and continues to set the standard in crossovers, supporting a record period of growth for Nissan in Europe. The Micra is an iconic model for Nissan in Europe, made for 18 years in our Sunderland plant. To overtake it in half the time shows just how quickly our European customers have taken Qashqai to their hearts.”
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