Not content with breaking sales records, Nissan’s Qashqai – the segment defining compact Crossover – is ready to break new boundaries. With the original version notching-up over 170,000 European sales since launch, Qashqai will soon be joined by a new seven-seat version.
Nissan’s compact crossover, the QASHQAI has just hit the landmark of 100,000 customer sales in Europe.
Sales began in March and the 100,000th customer sale was completed during the last week of November.
The UK, Russia and Italy are the QASHQAI’s three largest markets, with sales at the end of November of 17,554, 15,376 and 10,746 units respectively since launch. And demand for QASHQAI in countries such as Austria, Holland, Portugal, Greece, Slovakia and Norway has dramatically exceeded expectations.
Indeed, QASHQAI has exceeded all sales forecasts since its launch in March. To meet demand for the car in Europe, production was increased by 20% in June at the factory in Sunderland, England, where it is manufactured. And, from January, the manufacture of the Japanese version of QASHQAI will be transferred from Sunderland to Nissan’s factory in Kyushu, Japan, liberating extra production capacity for Europe. Sales of Dualis in Japan, as it is badged in that market, have also exceeded expectation, with total sales of over 18,000 since its introduction in May.
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