Nissan shelves development of electric Qashqai SUV as cost-cutting takes priority
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Nissan has put the development of an electric Qashqai on hold. According to a Reuters report, this is due to the Japanese automaker's global restructuring, which involves cost savings and a reduction in its model range. The company plans to reduce the number of its models worldwide from 56 to 45. The development of the all-electric Qashqai has been quietly discontinued, Reuters notes. Currently, the Qashqai is sold as a gasoline-powered and hybr…
Nissan 'halts electric Qashqai project' at Sunderland amid global cuts
Nissan has reportedly stopped work on a fully electric version of its bestselling Qashqai model at its Sunderland plant, as the Japanese car giant battles losses and pushes through a sweeping global restructuring plan.
Nissan pauses electric Qashqai plans to focus on corporate restructuring
Nissan quietly stopped the development of an electric version of its most popular European crossover, the Qashqai. This is a big surprise because Nissan originally announced plans for the vehicle back in 2023. Unfortunately, the ongoing corporate restructuring forced the company to re-evaluate the future EV lineup - and Qashqai simply lost out. The choice to freeze this specific vehicle shows how difficult the shift to pure electric vehicles has…
The Qashqai remains the centerpiece of Nissan in Europe. The SUV concentrated about 45% of brand sales in the region during 2025, so any modification in its industrial future has a direct impact on both its business strategy and Sunderland plans. In that context, Reuters has published that Nissan would have paralysed the development of a 100% electric version of the Qashqai as part of the overall cost and range review being carried out by the co…
Nissan shelves development of electric Qashqai SUV as cost-cutting takes priority
In what seems to be another blow for the United Kingdom’s manufacturing and automobile sector, Nissan has stopped work on an electric version of its top-selling model in Europe, with the Japanese automaker now looking to trim its vehicle lineup and cut costs. The venture in 2023 committed to building an EV version of its Qashqai SUV at Sunderland, Britain’s largest car plant, a plan that was hailed by the then Rishi Sunak government, as the latt…
As part of its cost-cutting efforts, Nissan has reportedly halted development of the electric Qashqai. The compact SUV, whose current generation is available in both combustion engine and hybrid versions, is the Japanese manufacturer's top seller in the European market. In 2023, Nissan announced the allocation of three new electric vehicles to its Sunderland plant in the UK: the Juke, LEAF, and Qashqai. The first two have already been launched, …
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