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Nissan Juke revamped with larger touchscreen and improved high quality

Nissan has given its common Juke crossover a wide-reaching inside overhaul in a bid to keep up its place close to the highest of the gross sales charts.

The updates come because the third-generation Juke enters its fifth 12 months on sale, having bought a file 31,745 items within the UK final 12 months to rank as one of many nation’s best-selling vehicles. 

The updates focus totally on bettering high quality and ease of use, with new supplies, higher match and end, a bigger touchscreen and upgraded smartphone connectivity among the many upgrades.

Speaking on the launch of the facelifted crossover, assistant chief engineer Stephane Gandy mentioned: “We wanted to make it feel as though you’re in a jet fighter. When you’re inside, everything is quite close to your side. Positioning that screen and playing with the orientation, it plays with emotions.”

The Juke has additionally been given a brand new range-topping trim stage, N-Sport, which sits alongside Tekna vehicles and above the prevailing Acenta Premium and N-Connecta trims.

Entry-level Visia trim has been dropped, owing to it accounting for simply 1% of whole gross sales.

Andrew Humberstone, managing director of Nissan GB, mentioned: “The latest-generation Juke was launched in 2019, and continuous enhancements, together with a brand new hybrid powertrain, have ensured it stays common with UK prospects in a fiercely aggressive sector.

“2023 was the current generation Juke’s best-selling year, and these latest updates retain its distinctive style while enhancing connectivity, quality, interior design and safety to ensure it stays ahead of the competition.”

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UK-built electric Nissan Juke aims to match petrol model’s pricing

The upcoming Nissan Juke is scheduled to debut as an all-electric version with a revamped design inspired by the striking Hyper Punk concept.

Nissan’s goal is for the next-generation Juke EV to be priced similarly to the current petrol-powered model, which starts at around £21,000. However, the company acknowledges that this is a challenging target.

Nissan has not provided a specific timeframe for the launch of the next Juke, allowing some flexibility due to the varying adoption rates of electric cars in different markets. 

The current model was introduced in 2019, suggesting that a successor would typically be expected around 2027.

It is manufactured at Nissan’s Sunderland facility, with the company investing up to £1.19bn to develop, engineer, and produce the next-generation EV variants of the Juke and Qashqai in the UK. The Nissan Leaf successor will also be manufactured in Sunderland.

The Hyper Punk concept was initially showcased at this year’s Tokyo motor show, offering a glimpse into the future design direction for Nissan’s upcoming electric-only vehicles. It is described as a blend of virtual and physical features, characterized by “functional and styling” elements.

Technical details

Nissan has not yet disclosed specific details about the vehicle. However, all three upcoming cars built in Sunderland are expected to utilize the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance CMF-EV platform, a tailored electric architecture designed for C- and D-segment vehicles.

This suggests the Juke might potentially increase in size, as the current model utilizes the CMF-B platform designed for smaller B-segment cars. 

The Alliance also has a CMF-BEV platform that will underpin the next-generation Nissan Micra, which will be produced in France along with the Renault 4 and Renault 5.

Nissan Hyper Punk concept rear

Despite sharing a platform and being developed and built alongside each other, the Juke, Qashqai, and Leaf will each maintain distinct characteristics. Nissan European research and development chief David Moss stated that they would have different wheelbases, ensuring their individual identities.

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Report: Nissan to build electric Juke and Qashqai in Sunderland

Nissan is planning to manufacture electric versions of the Juke and Qashqai at its UK factory in Sunderland.

The decision, expected to be announced on Friday, comes after lengthy discussions with the government and is seen as a move to protect jobs at the facility, where approximately 6000 employees currently produce the petrol models of the two crossovers as well as the electric Leaf.

Sky News reported that the Prime Minister and the Chancellor have been involved in the talks, and Nissan’s commitment is dependent on substantial government funding. Industry sources expect Nissan’s investment in the project to be over £1 billion.

The company is also constructing the EV360 battery factory at the site, with the potential to produce up to 35GWh of batteries annually – a substantial portion of the UK’s expected demand by 2030.

Nissan has recently announced its intention to only launch electric cars in Europe and to discontinue the sale of combustion engine vehicles in the region by 2030. However, it has not specified the timeline for introducing electric versions of the Qashqai and Juke, which have been on the market in their current forms for four and two years, respectively.

The Qashqai, which has been on sale since 2007, was the top-selling car in the UK in 2022, with nearly 43,000 units sold, constituting a fifth of all cars manufactured in the UK.

These reports come shortly after UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a £2 billion support package for zero-emission investments in the automotive industry, as part of a broader £4.5 billion initiative for strategic manufacturing sectors by 2030.

Hunt emphasized that the funding would attract private sector investment and contribute to job creation and economic growth.

The £2 billion for zero-emission investments in the automotive industry has been positively received by Nissan and Toyota.