The new electric versions of Nissan’s crossover models are now rolling off the lines at the motor manufacturer’s Sunderland Plant.
The Nissan Qashqai is now available with the firm’s e-power system in a first for the firm in Europe, and its Nissan Juke is equipped with an advanced hybrid powertrain. A new £10m assembly line has powered up at the Washington site, where batteries packs are made for both the e-Power and hybrid powertrains, before being delivered to be fitted into vehicles.
The new electric versions have been launched as combined production of the two crossover models has passed five million in the North East. The firm said that the design and manufacture of the Qashqai and Juke support more than 7,000 jobs at its sites in Sunderland, Paddington, Maple Cross, Cranfield, Lutterworth as well as a further 30,000 in the wider UK supply chain and about 5,000 in UK dealerships.
