Nissan last year announced that it would launch a new compact crossover model in 2010 to be manufactured at its Sunderland plant in the UK alongside the current
Qashqai crossover. Along with the announcement, the carmaker also released a
teaser sketch showing a rough outline of the upcoming crossover’s body.
Now, just a month out from the Geneva Motor Show, Nissan has confirmed that it will unveil a new compact crossover concept. The show car will be called the Qazana and it is tipped to resemble a smaller version of the Qashqai. It will sit much lower than the Qashqai but retain a five-door body.
Speaking with
CAR, Nissan’s manufacturing senior vice president in the UK, Trevor Mann, said the Qazana points the way to that future and gives an indication of the “unique and exciting car” Nissan will start producing next year.
The Qazana is a very important model for Nissan in the UK as it fills the production void left by the Micra minicar, which will likely be produced in the future at a plant in India as well as the existing Japanese facility. The new concept, as well as its eventual production version, was also developed mostly in the UK and represents a $100 million investment for the Sunderland plant.
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