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Nissan kicks off Juke production amid Brexit fears
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - Nissan said it will begin making the next-generation Juke vehicle at Britain’s biggest car plant on Monday, just over two weeks before a possible no-deal Brexit which the industry has warned could bring production to a halt.
Nissan decided in 2015, before the 2016 referendum was even held, to make the latest version of the sport utility vehicle at its northern English Sunderland factory, reflecting how major decisions are made years in advance.
The Japanese company, which was encouraged by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s to use Britain as a gateway to the Continent, has spent 100 million pounds on the latest investment in Juke with 70% of the output for EU markets.
“Thirty-five years ago Nissan decided to create a plant in the UK to serve our European markets,” said Nissan’s Europe Chairman Gianluca de Ficchy on Thursday.
“The new Juke represents a further 100 million pound investment in our Sunderland plant and is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK for European customers,” he added.
www.iol.co.za
SUNDERLAND, ENGLAND - Nissan said it will begin making the next-generation Juke vehicle at Britain’s biggest car plant on Monday, just over two weeks before a possible no-deal Brexit which the industry has warned could bring production to a halt.
Nissan decided in 2015, before the 2016 referendum was even held, to make the latest version of the sport utility vehicle at its northern English Sunderland factory, reflecting how major decisions are made years in advance.
The Japanese company, which was encouraged by Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher in the 1980s to use Britain as a gateway to the Continent, has spent 100 million pounds on the latest investment in Juke with 70% of the output for EU markets.
“Thirty-five years ago Nissan decided to create a plant in the UK to serve our European markets,” said Nissan’s Europe Chairman Gianluca de Ficchy on Thursday.
“The new Juke represents a further 100 million pound investment in our Sunderland plant and is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK for European customers,” he added.
Nissan kicks off Juke production amid Brexit fears
Nissan will kick off Juke production in the UK just two weeks before a possible no-deal Brexit which could bring production to a halt.
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Nissan Juke production begins at Sunderland plant
Japanese firm invests £100m in site for new crossover, while ending night shifts as part of production schedule moves
Production of the new second-generation Nissan Juke has begun at the car maker’s Sunderland plant, following what the firm says is £100 million worth of investment in the site.
The original version of the compact crossover has been built at the plant since it first went into production 10 years ago. Nissan has committed to continuing Juke production there despite switching build of the next-generation X-Trail to Japan – although the firm has warned the plant's future could be in doubt depending on the outcome of Brexit.
Nissan’s European boss, Gianluca de Ficchy, said that the Juke “represents a further £100m investment in our Sunderland plant and is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK for European customers”.
Nissan highlighted the fact that around 70% of the Juke models built in Sunderland will be for European Union markets, and that two-thirds of its suppliers are based in the EU – underlining the potential threat of delays or extra costs caused by a no-deal Brexit.
To prepare for the new Juke, Nissan says staff underwent more than 5000 hours of training. Nissan has also installed more than 27 new die sets in the plant’s press shop and four additional spray booths in the paint shop.
www.autocar.co.uk
Japanese firm invests £100m in site for new crossover, while ending night shifts as part of production schedule moves
Production of the new second-generation Nissan Juke has begun at the car maker’s Sunderland plant, following what the firm says is £100 million worth of investment in the site.
The original version of the compact crossover has been built at the plant since it first went into production 10 years ago. Nissan has committed to continuing Juke production there despite switching build of the next-generation X-Trail to Japan – although the firm has warned the plant's future could be in doubt depending on the outcome of Brexit.
Nissan’s European boss, Gianluca de Ficchy, said that the Juke “represents a further £100m investment in our Sunderland plant and is designed, engineered and manufactured in the UK for European customers”.
Nissan highlighted the fact that around 70% of the Juke models built in Sunderland will be for European Union markets, and that two-thirds of its suppliers are based in the EU – underlining the potential threat of delays or extra costs caused by a no-deal Brexit.
To prepare for the new Juke, Nissan says staff underwent more than 5000 hours of training. Nissan has also installed more than 27 new die sets in the plant’s press shop and four additional spray booths in the paint shop.
Nissan Juke production begins at Sunderland plant | Autocar
Japanese firm invests £100m in site for new crossover, while ending night shifts as part of production schedule moves
www.autocar.co.uk
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Will both the Nissan Kicks and Juke be coming to SA?
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Good question. Kicks was originally supposed to come, delay was due to RHD to come onto stream.
No further update from Nissan SA. Personally they should bring the Juke & leave the Kicks or offer a limited selection & punt it as some sort of "unurban" crossover.
No further update from Nissan SA. Personally they should bring the Juke & leave the Kicks or offer a limited selection & punt it as some sort of "unurban" crossover.
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WATCH | The new Nissan Juke hits all the right notes
www.wheels24.co.za
WATCH | The new Nissan Juke hits all the right notes | Life
Nissan has revealed the all-new Juke, the second generation of the model that has defined the crossover market.
www.wheels24.co.za
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Nissan Juke 2020 DIG-T N-Connecta UK review
Should I buy one?
If you’ve decided a small crossover is your bag and you enjoy driving, you will like the Juke. The engine lacks much character and its efforts are modest, but for this tester the car’s steering and handling – two pillars of day-to-day driving satisfaction – are considerably better than average. Maintaining speed is fun and I can’t honestly say that of the Seat Arona, although the Spanish car should still be regarded as the most agile steer in this class.
The Juke’s interior represents another step forward; the longer wheelbase has translated into usefully more rear legroom and a larger boot, and while the motorcycle-inspired quirks of the original Juke are gone, plenty of soft-touch upholstery lifts the vibe considerably. It is a relief, however, that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come free of charge, because even the sharpened graphics of the new 8.0in touchscreen can’t mitigate for the system’s slight latency and confusing menus.
So avoid, if you can, the largest wheels, and accept that the second-generation Juke, for all its improvements, doesn't change the game in terms of refinement, sophistication, ergonomics or even handling. Do that and you'll find it good company and, even if the looks don't set your world on fire, more likeable than most.
Nissan Juke specification
Where Bedfordshire Price £20,995 On sale Now Engine In-line 3 cyls, turbocharged, petrol Power 115bhp at 1750-4000rpm Torque 148lb ft at 1750-3750rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 1182kg Top speed 112mph 0-62mph 10.4sec Fuel economy 45.6-47.9mpg CO2 112-118g/km (NEDC) Rivals Toyota C-HR, Seat Arona
www.autocar.co.uk
Should I buy one?
If you’ve decided a small crossover is your bag and you enjoy driving, you will like the Juke. The engine lacks much character and its efforts are modest, but for this tester the car’s steering and handling – two pillars of day-to-day driving satisfaction – are considerably better than average. Maintaining speed is fun and I can’t honestly say that of the Seat Arona, although the Spanish car should still be regarded as the most agile steer in this class.
The Juke’s interior represents another step forward; the longer wheelbase has translated into usefully more rear legroom and a larger boot, and while the motorcycle-inspired quirks of the original Juke are gone, plenty of soft-touch upholstery lifts the vibe considerably. It is a relief, however, that Apple CarPlay and Android Auto come free of charge, because even the sharpened graphics of the new 8.0in touchscreen can’t mitigate for the system’s slight latency and confusing menus.
So avoid, if you can, the largest wheels, and accept that the second-generation Juke, for all its improvements, doesn't change the game in terms of refinement, sophistication, ergonomics or even handling. Do that and you'll find it good company and, even if the looks don't set your world on fire, more likeable than most.
Nissan Juke specification
Where Bedfordshire Price £20,995 On sale Now Engine In-line 3 cyls, turbocharged, petrol Power 115bhp at 1750-4000rpm Torque 148lb ft at 1750-3750rpm Gearbox 6-spd manual Kerb weight 1182kg Top speed 112mph 0-62mph 10.4sec Fuel economy 45.6-47.9mpg CO2 112-118g/km (NEDC) Rivals Toyota C-HR, Seat Arona
Nissan Juke review | Autocar
Can an interior-focused revamp continue the market-shaping crossover's appeal until it goes electric?
www.autocar.co.uk
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Euro NCAP Crash test of the 2020 Juke
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Matt Prior's car of the decade: Nissan Juke
We asked leading Autocar writers to pick a favourite car of the past 10 years. Matt Prior eats humble pie and picks a car that reshaped the compact hatch market
“Maybe you need to buy into the concept. I’m afraid I don’t.” Not my words, Carol, the words of BBC Top Ge … oh wait. No, actually, they are my words.
In 2007 I wrote them about the then new Nissan Qashqai, a car that was, to my eyes, basically a taller version of a regular hatchback, quite good but nothing particularly special, and which Nissan had launched because its Almera hatch could never get near to Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra or VW Golf levels of sales.
At that sort of length but taller and with a higher price, though, the Qashqai, could lead Nissan onto something. I wasn’t so convinced. It felt a bit cynical. Dare I say a bit pointless – a tall car that didn’t do off-roading. It didn’t do a lot for me and I didn’t think it’d do much for the good denizens of motoring.
Shows what I know because I couldn’t have been more wrong. It reshaped the market.
You could make an argument that the Qashqai was the car of 2000-2010. Even the car of the millennium so far – the car that has rewritten what the family hatchback looks like. Before Qashqai, there were hatchbacks. After it, everyone had to have a C or D-segment SUV or crossover.
Fortunately it’s not like the nice people at Nissan, without fail, remind me about my initial take on this, at length, every single time they see me, which most recently was when they launched the new Juke.
Because if the Qashqai is the car that changed the large family hatch, I’ve nominated the Juke as my car of this decade not because I love it, but because it has done to the compact hatchback what the Qashqai did to the large hatchback. If you are going by the ability to reshape what buyers want, I think you’re looking at the most important vehicle launched in the past 10 years.
www.autocar.co.uk
We asked leading Autocar writers to pick a favourite car of the past 10 years. Matt Prior eats humble pie and picks a car that reshaped the compact hatch market
“Maybe you need to buy into the concept. I’m afraid I don’t.” Not my words, Carol, the words of BBC Top Ge … oh wait. No, actually, they are my words.
In 2007 I wrote them about the then new Nissan Qashqai, a car that was, to my eyes, basically a taller version of a regular hatchback, quite good but nothing particularly special, and which Nissan had launched because its Almera hatch could never get near to Ford Focus, Vauxhall Astra or VW Golf levels of sales.
At that sort of length but taller and with a higher price, though, the Qashqai, could lead Nissan onto something. I wasn’t so convinced. It felt a bit cynical. Dare I say a bit pointless – a tall car that didn’t do off-roading. It didn’t do a lot for me and I didn’t think it’d do much for the good denizens of motoring.
Shows what I know because I couldn’t have been more wrong. It reshaped the market.
You could make an argument that the Qashqai was the car of 2000-2010. Even the car of the millennium so far – the car that has rewritten what the family hatchback looks like. Before Qashqai, there were hatchbacks. After it, everyone had to have a C or D-segment SUV or crossover.
Fortunately it’s not like the nice people at Nissan, without fail, remind me about my initial take on this, at length, every single time they see me, which most recently was when they launched the new Juke.
Because if the Qashqai is the car that changed the large family hatch, I’ve nominated the Juke as my car of this decade not because I love it, but because it has done to the compact hatchback what the Qashqai did to the large hatchback. If you are going by the ability to reshape what buyers want, I think you’re looking at the most important vehicle launched in the past 10 years.
Matt Prior's car of the decade: Nissan Juke | Autocar
We asked leading Autocar writers to pick a favourite car of the past 10 years. Matt Prior eats humble pie and picks a car that reshaped the compact hatch market
www.autocar.co.uk
Brieuse
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I wouldn’t call it car of the decade, I went and test drive the first edition with the intention of buying it, possibly, a long time ago. Besides the worst test drive ever, salesman forgot to ensure there was petrol in the car and I was left at the entrance of east rand mall fending for the car while the salesman walked back, taking quite a while while I blocked the entrance. But really the car was ugly, small, Nissan Sentra like, not actually that quick , and definitely not worthy of a car if the decade
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Nissan preparing new compact SUV to slot below Juke
Nissan is no stranger to the compact SUV scene and you could even say that its Juke was an early pioneer in its size category, along with the Ford EcoSport.
But with the Juke being a relatively upmarket offering mainly aimed at Europe, Nissan is now turning its focus to the tax-incentivised ‘sub-four-metre’ Indian SUV market with an all-new model aimed directly at the Hyundai Venue and its upcoming Kia Sonet cousin, as well as the popular Ford EcoSport.
While the new SUV is described by Nissan as its first “made for India compact SUV”, the company also refers to it as a global product, and given its guaranteed availability in right-hand-drive, it’s very likely that the newcomer would eventually make its way to South Africa too.
The official teaser sketch above is certainly a promising indication of the kind of style we can expect from the little Nissan when it debuts later this year, although little else has been officially confirmed at this stage.
www.iol.co.za
Nissan is no stranger to the compact SUV scene and you could even say that its Juke was an early pioneer in its size category, along with the Ford EcoSport.
But with the Juke being a relatively upmarket offering mainly aimed at Europe, Nissan is now turning its focus to the tax-incentivised ‘sub-four-metre’ Indian SUV market with an all-new model aimed directly at the Hyundai Venue and its upcoming Kia Sonet cousin, as well as the popular Ford EcoSport.
While the new SUV is described by Nissan as its first “made for India compact SUV”, the company also refers to it as a global product, and given its guaranteed availability in right-hand-drive, it’s very likely that the newcomer would eventually make its way to South Africa too.
The official teaser sketch above is certainly a promising indication of the kind of style we can expect from the little Nissan when it debuts later this year, although little else has been officially confirmed at this stage.
Nissan preparing new compact SUV to slot below Juke
Designed for the Indian market but with global ambitions, there's a very good change the new Nissan could come to South Africa.
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Carbuyer review of the 2020 Juke
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2020 Nissan Juke vs Mazda CX-3 comparison review - CarAdvice
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