Nissan’s future EV plans could include the launch of a sub-compact crossover with the footprint of the current Juke, according to Nissan Europe’s general manager Nicolas Bozek. The Japanese carmaker is looking to expand its EV model range after the launch of the new Ariya SUV, which is Nissan’s first model to be based upon […]
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Morning. Welcome to our daily digest of automotive news from around the globe, starting with… EPA Finds Electric Wrangler 4xe Comes Up Short Jeep said its plug-in Wrangler 4xe could do 25 miles from a full charge of its 17kWh battery, but that’s not what the EPA found when they put the hybrid to the […]
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On the 11th of February, 2010, the Nissan Juke was unveiled, three weeks before the Geneva Motor Show. Its polarizing design was its main talking point and for nine long years, it rolled out of factories in both Japan and the UK. Finally, in 2019, the second-generation Juke hit the market and we’re happy to […]
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We’ve already seen its bold front and rear lights in a couple of teaser shots, but now the covers are fully off Hyundai’s supermini-based Bayon crossover. This high-riding B-segment hatch has been designed to take on cars like the Ford Puma, Volkswagen T-Cross and Nissan Juke, and is expected to cost from around £17,000 (equal […]
Read MoreNearly all of Nissan’s most successful designs of the last two decades can be traced back to one man. Everything from the GT-R to the Juke has had Shiro Nakamura’s influence on it. Since retiring in 2017, though, he hasn’t been quietly doing crossword puzzles by the pool. The 70-year-old auto industry veteran has been […]
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Nissan has introduced a new special edition variant of the second generation Juke in Europe, which is dubbed the Enigma. The model boasts special graphics on the roof and side mirror casings, ‘Enigma’ badging on the C pillars as well as the interior, while riding on 19-inch Akari wheels and can be ordered in three […]
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Say whatever you want about the first-gen Nissan Juke, but you cannot deny its popularity. The subcompact crossover came out 10 years ago, and by the time it was replaced by the second-gen last year, more than 1.5 million units had been sold all over the world. Regarded as one of the models that led […]
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Nissan has basically reinvented the small crossover segment back in 2010 with the original Juke, which accounted for around 1.5 million sales worldwide. Now, the second-gen is more mature, though it hasn’t lost the quirky looks. The V-shaped grille is still present, but it is much bigger. It also has split-level headlights, large shoulders and […]
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London-based law firm Harcus Parker is preparing a class action lawsuit against Renault and Nissan, citing independent test data that points to emissions cheating. The data allegedly shows that as many as 700,000 Renault diesel models and 600,000 Nissan units in the UK could be fitted with defeat devices. Models affected include the Note, Juke […]
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Nissan isn’t going to extend the contracts of 248 temporary workers at their UK factory in Sunderland, citing the current drop in demand. The temporary workers come from various departments of the factory, which was shut down in mid-March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Since then, the Japanese carmaker has resumed production at Sunderland but […]
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