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NISSAN’S Sunderland plant have capped their 25th anniversary year in style with a string of new UK car industry records. In 2011 the plant made a total of 480,485 vehicles, beating the 2010 total of 423,262 vehicles, which itself was the first time any UK car plant had ever made more than 400,000 cars in one [...]

NISSAN’s senior vice president for manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain management in Europe, has been awarded a CBE. Trevor Mann, 50, was awarded the honour in recognition of his services to business in north east England, and he said the award reflected the team effort that has underpinned the success of Nissan’s record-breaking Sunderland Plant. Mann [...]

NISSAN has opened order books for a limited edition version of its X-Trail model. Called ‘Platinum’ just 200 units are on offer, with each one boasting additional equipment and glitz over the X-Trail’s range-topping Tekna model. The front and rear of the car gets extra style with the fitment of additional protection plates located below the [...]

CAP has named Nissan’s Qashqai as ‘Used Car of the Year’ – the second successive year the crossover has won. A panel of judges comprising of used car market and vehicle valuation experts at CAP chose the British-built Qashqai from a shortlist of six models. Points were awarded by the judging panel based on CAP’s criteria of [...]