Nissan ‘shelves all-electric Qashqai plans’ as it cuts costs

Nissan’s plant in Sunderland builds the Qashqai and other models. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

Nissan has reportedly stopped developing a fully electric version of its Qashqai, its top-selling model in Europe, as the Japanese carmaker seeks to cut a fifth of its models and slash costs.

The carmaker quietly halted development of a full EV version of the Qashqai at Sunderland, the site of the UK’s largest car factory, last year, according to a report by Reuters.