Nissan Ready to Produce Juke EV and Qashqai EV at Sunderland Factory, England

Nissan Qashqai made in England became the UK's best-selling new car in 2022. (Doc. Nissan)

JAKARTA - Nissan will reportedly produce an electric successor to the Juke and Qashqai at its factory in Sunderland, England. The news about this was first reported by Sky News, November 22, where the Japanese manufacturer will announce this decision next Friday.

This plan is related to an agreement made with the British government to save thousands of workers at the factory.

Nissan is expected to invest more than £1 billion in this project. Currently, around 6000 staff at the Sunderland factory produce petrol versions of both crossovers along with the Leaf electric car.

Nissan is also building an EV360 battery factory at the site, which has the potential to produce up to 35 GWh of batteries annually or around a third of the capacity the UK needs by 2030.

The Nissan Juke with a hybrid powertrain was released in Europe in February 2022. (Doc. Nissan)

It is known that Nissan has previously announced that it will only launch electric cars in Europe, before completely stopping sales of petrol cars in the region by 2030. However, there is no indication yet when the electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke will be launched.

Reported by Autocar, November 22, the Qashqai will become the best-selling car in the UK in 2022, with sales of almost 43,000 units, or accounting for around one in five cars made in the UK since its launch in 2007.

News about Nissan's plans became stronger after the British Finance Minister, Jeremy Hunt, promised to provide £2 billion for zero-emission investment in the British automotive sector in the next five years.