Nissan built the first car in Sunderland in 1986, a Nissan Bluebird, and now celebrates its 11 millionth car – a Nissan Qashqai E-Power. Back in the 1970s, when British Leyland was busy screwing just about everything up with poor quality, many poor cars and many, many strikes, Datsun (as Nissan was then known) made […]
Nissan Qashqai e-Power Kuro Edition adds new looks and toys to the N-Connecta e-Power
The Nissan Qashqai e-Power Kuro Edition arrives to bring a stylish new look to the Qashqai as well as additional equipment. Costs from £36,945. It’s less than a year since the Qashqai e-Power went on sale in the UK, adding a very appealing powertrain option to what is already the UK’s best-selling car. With e-Power, […]
Nissan ‘X-in-1’ Drivetrain will make E-POWER hybrids as cheap as ICE models
Nissan is aiming to cut production costs for EVs and e-Power hybrids with a new modular process promising a 30 per cent reduction. Nissan may have squandered the EV lead they had with the LEAF, but they’re now back in the game with the new Ariya and plans for many more EVs – and e-Power […]
Nissan Ariya will be joined by 27 new electrified Nissans by 2030
Nissan is accelerating its electrification efforts, promising 27 new electrified Nissans by 2030 to join the new Ariya EV. It’s taken a long time for Nissan to build on its early EV lead with the LEAF, but the new Nissan Ariya is now on the roads and Nissan now has plans to accelerate its EV […]
Electric Nissan Ariya READY for its 17,000-mile ‘Pole-to-Pole’ adventure.
Adventurers Chris and Julie Ramsey are undertaking a trek from North to South Poles in a modified electric Nissan Ariya. We all believe that electric cars don’t perform well in cold conditions, and recharging can be a real pain away from home. So the idea of driving 17,000 miles from the North Pole to the […]
Nissan Max-Out Electric Convertible comes to life at Nissan Futures
Nissan is holding the Nissan Futures event in Japan to showcase its electric future and has delivered a real-life version of the Max-Out Electric Convertible. Back at the end of 2021, Nissan revealed its ‘Ambition 30’ plan to deliver solid-state batteries and 23 electrified models by 2030 Nissan said the bulk of its investment will […]
New Nissan Qashqai is the MOST reliable car in the UK, says Which?
The new Nissan Qashqai is the most reliable car in the UK, says Which?, awarded a five-star rating after a survey of 50,000 UK consumers. It’s 15 years since the Nissan Qashqai arrived to tempt families from a Hatch to a Crossover, and in that time has become Nissan’s best-selling car in the UK. And, […]
Nissan Qashqai was the best-selling car in the UK in 2022 – VW the best-selling brand
The new Nissan Qashqai was the UK’s best-selling car of 2022, and Volkswagen the best-selling brand of the year. It’s 24 years since a UK-built car topped the sales charts for the year, and that was the Ford Fiesta, but now there’s a new British-built car topping the 20-22 sales charts with the new Nissan […]
New Nissan X-Trail is the 2023 4×4 of the Year
The new Nissan X-Trail is declared 4×4 of the Year by 4×4 Magazine, as well as Best Medium SUV. The new Nissan Qashqai is Best Crossover. Nissan has had a bit of a busy last year or so, with the new electric Nissan Ariya finally arriving on sale in the UK to pick up the […]
Nissan celebrates the 250,000th LEAF EV in Sunderland with a LEAF-powered Christmas tree
Nissan celebrates the production of the 250,000th LEAF EV in Sunderland with a Christmas tree powered by the LEAF’s V2X. The car world may now be driving headlong into electric cars with new EVs from almost every car maker on the planet on what seems like an almost daily basis. But back in 2009, the […]